torrent

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The roaring torrent is deep and wide. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence. [ 1913 Webster ]

At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . .
Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Torrent, n. ] Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. “Waves of torrent fire.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]