torrent -
n. 1 a rushing stream of water,
lava, etc.
2 (in pl.) a great downpour of
rain (came down in
torrents).
3 (usu. foll. by of) a violent or copious flow (uttered a
torrent of abuse).
torrential adj. torrentially adv. [F f. It. torrente f. L torrens -entis scorching, boiling, roaring f. torrere scorch]
