torrent

🇺🇸 /ˈtɔːrənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtɒrənt/
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noun
R

a fast-moving, large amount of water

The heavy rain turned the small river into a powerful torrent.

R

a sudden, large amount of something that comes quickly

She received a torrent of messages after her post went viral.

translation

n. a fast-moving, large amount of water; a sudden, large amount of something that comes quickly

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Plural torrents