tor·rent 
(tôrənt, tŏr-)
(tôrənt, tŏr-)n.
1. A turbulent, swift-flowing stream.
2. A heavy downpour; a deluge.
3. A heavy, uncontrolled flow: a torrent of insults; torrents of information.
[Latin torrēns, torrent-, from present participle of torrēre, to burn; see ters- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]