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tor•rent



Pronunciation: (tôr'unt, tor'-), [key]
—n.
1. a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
2. a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything: a torrent of lava.
3. a violent downpour of rain.
4. a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow: a torrent of abuse.

—adj.
torrential.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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