Category:Torrent

Tor"rent, n. Etym: [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.

Torrent Tor"rent, a. Etym: [see torrent, n.]

Defn: rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. "waves of torrent fire." Milton.