Meaning of TORRENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'torunt
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- [n] a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"
- [n] a heavy rain
- [n] an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
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| | Synonyms: | | cloudburst, deluge, deluge, downpour, flood, inundation, pelter, soaker, violent stream, waterspout |
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| | See Also: | | batch, current, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, rain, rainfall, sight, slew, spate, stack, stream, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Tor"rent\, n. [F., fr. L. torrens, -entis, fr. torrens
burning, roaring, boiling, p. pr. of torrere to dry by heat,
to burn. See {Torrid}.]
1. A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream
suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
The roaring torrent is deep and wide. --Longfellow.
2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood;
as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . .
Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.
\Tor"rent\, a. [See {Torrent}, n.]
Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. ``Waves of torrent
fire.'' --Milton.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a torrent in your dream means unexpected trouble. |
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| | Definition: | | - A temporary flow condition in streams created by heavy rainfall or rapid snow melt; characterized by near bankfull discharge, sizable increase in velocity, standing waves, and loss of the typical stepped profile and hydraulic diversity of habitat.
- Natural watercourse in steep mountains and with highly fluctuating flow or water.
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