Torrance

(tôr′əns)

city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 138,000

Origin: after Jared S. Torrance, local landowner

See Torrance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of southern California south of Los Angeles. Founded c. 1912, it is a manufacturing center. Population: 142,000.

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