torrent
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torrent (plural torrents)
- A large amount of something, especially water or rain; a heavy stream or flow.
- Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
- They endured a torrent of inquiries.
- A TORRENT of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.
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From BitTorrent and the file extension it uses for metadata (.torrent).
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torrent (plural torrents)
- (Internet, BitTorrent) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
- I got a torrent of the complete works of Shakespeare the other day; I'm not sure why.
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torrent m.
- A torrent