Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A strait between New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia. It connects the Arafura Sea with the Coral Sea.
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strait betweenAustralia andNew Guinea , connecting theCoral Sea with the Arafura Sea.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea
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Examples
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The Peninsula and the Torres Strait are a major avian migration route for landbirds leaving and returning to Northern Australia.
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The Cape York Peninsula is separated from New Guinea to the north by Torres Strait, which is only 100 kilometers wide at its narrowest point.
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With the caution born of recent dangers, Cook now slowly found his way through the maze of reefs, by a route that no one has again followed, to the northern point of Australia, and was rewarded for his pertinacity by finding the channel now known as Torres Strait, which led him between New Guinea and Australia.
Captain Cook's Journal during his first voyage round the world 1767
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With the caution born of recent dangers, Cook now slowly found his way through the maze of reefs, by a route that no one has again followed, to the northern point of Australia, and was rewarded for his pertinacity by finding the channel now known as Torres Strait, which led him between New
Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World James Cook 1753
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State Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor said having Bear Grylls filming an episode of his popular show in the Torres Strait was a major coup for Queensland.
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Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period.
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Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period.
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Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded after the last glacial period.
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Queensland Tourism Minister Peter Lawlor said having Bear Grylls filming an episode of his popular show in the Torres Strait was a major coup for the state.
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Dr Clarke said the Torres Strait is a major migration pathway for bush birds in Australia those smaller birds which live in foliage.
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