torrent
/ˈtɔr·ənt/, /ˈtɑr-/ n [C]Definition
› a large stream of water that moves very fast: Heavy storms turned the river into a raging torrent. fig. The TV station received torrents of angry letters (= many of them). torrential /təˈren·tʃəl/ adj [not gradable] › The torrential rains caused mud slides.
(Definition of torrent n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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