All 4 Uses of
torrent
in
The Return of the King
- So without looking back they rode the mountain-fields, until they came to a bridge over the growing torrent and found a road that went down into the land.†
Chpt 5.2 *
- The lines of fire became flowing torrents, file upon file of Orcs bearing flames, and wild Southron men with red banners, shouting with harsh tongues, surging up, overtaking the retreat.†
Chpt 5.4
- Thus came Aragorn son of Arathorn, Elessar, Isildur's heir, out of the Paths of the Dead, borne upon a wind from the Sea to the kingdom of Gondor; and the mirth of the Rohirrim was a torrent of laughter and a flashing of swords, and the joy and wonder of the City was a music of trumpets and a ringing of bells.†
Chpt 5.6
- Down like lashing whips fell a torrent of black rain.†
Chpt 6.3
Definition:
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(torrent) an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water