torrent

Everyday

1. A torrent is a fast, strong rush of water, like a stream in flood. tree →
2. A torrent of something is a great flow of it: a torrent of words. tree →
3. «In torrents» means pouring very heavily, as rain does. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, torrents of rain pour down during a storm, so the rain seems to fall in a rushing flood

Examples

• The rain was falling in torrents. tree →
• Torrents of water poured down the hill. tree →
• A torrent of questions came from the class. tree →
• The river became a torrent after the storm. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; a torrent is a flow of water, not a counted amount, though «torrents» is plural.