torrent
n. countablen. a large amount of something that arrives very quickly and all at once. It can describe a lot of water, a lot of information, or many angry words.
n. a fast-moving stream of liquid or a sudden, overwhelming outpouring of something abstract, such as data or emotions.
The rain turned the small stream into a rushing torrent.
After the controversial announcement, the company received a torrent of angry emails from customers.
The dam's failure released a massive torrent of water that reshaped the valley floor within hours, leaving behind a landscape of silt and debris.
Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).
From BitTorrent and the file extension it uses for metadata (.torrent); ultimately from etymology 1, carrying the notion of the flow of information.
Often used metaphorically with 'of' to describe speech, data, or feelings.