Both Uses of
torrent
in
Jurassic Park
- The tropical rain fell in drenching sheets, hammering the corrugated roof of the clinic building, roaring down the metal gutters, splashing on the ground in a torrent.†
p. 1.1 *
- Grant plunged into the water after her, was again immersed in the churning torrent.†
p. 328.7
Definition:
an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water