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torque spanner
torque wrench
torques
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Torre del Greco
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Torremolinos
Torrens, Lake
Torrens title
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Torrens title

Tor·rens ti·tle [ táwrənz tt'l, tórrenz tt'l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Australian system of registering land ownership: in Australia, a system of registering land ownership in which ownership occurs when the document that transfers the property is filed at the local land office

[Mid-19th century. After Sir Robert Torrens (1814-1884), British administrator]
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