Torrential
adjective
Describing something that is very heavy or powerful, especially of rain or water.
The city was flooded due to the torrential rain.
Often appears as...
- torrential rain
- torrential downpour
adjective
Describing something moving or rushing violently or in great quantity.
The torrential river washed away their campsite.
Often appears as...
- torrential river
- torrential current
adjective
Describing something that is very heavy or powerful, especially of rain or water.
The city was flooded due to the torrential rain.
Often appears as...
- torrential rain
- torrential downpour
adjective
Describing something moving or rushing violently or in great quantity.
The torrential river washed away their campsite.
Often appears as...
- torrential river
- torrential current
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Severe Weather
Used to describe especially severe weather conditions, implying potential damage.
The torrential storm caused the evacuation of coastal areas.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Onset
Often describes sudden and unexpected heavy rain that starts quickly.
We were caught in a torrential downpour during our hike.
Pro Tip 3/3Short Duration
Can indicate a short but intense period of rainfall.
The picnic was ruined by a brief torrential shower.
Compare with
copiousdelugeheavyintenseoverpowerpourrelentlessviolent
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torrential storm and nearly blew all of our tents over to be honest and wow it was incredible so I do believe the rains are very much on their way now and this season is started to change luckily we were all tucked up inside together
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weekend and that will make things probably a lot drier which is good for us but their problem with heaters it often brings about a lot more sort of torrential downpours in terms of rain and so you know I'm hoping that we don't
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A day in the life of a...
ambushed and destroyed three legions. Proceeding along a narrow path, the legions were attacked from forest cover under torrential rain with their escape blocked. It was one of the worst defeats the Romans ever suffered
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Greg Long: Big Wave...
It became an obsession of mine beyond the passion, obsession. I'd pack up my bags, and I would go, and I would live down in Cape Town, South Africa, the bottom of Africa. And during the most torrential storms
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Landslides PIPE National...
following year in Venezuela torrential rains triggered widespread landslides across a twenty five mile wide strip of coastline in the state of Vargas communities were buried under waves of mud and debris
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Antonio Donato Nobre:...
What is happening here that is different? The forest emits smells, and these smells are condensation nuclei, which form drops in the atmosphere. Then, clouds are formed and there is torrential rain.
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Demolition, disease, and...
during Panama’s dry season, his workers were unprepared for torrential storms, venomous jungle fauna, and tropical diseases.
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Swarm of Ants Flies For...
here it's called the monsoon season these torrential downpours can dump several centimeters of rain in just a
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torrential rains batter the forest for months on end
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torrential rains batter the forest for months on end
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
torrential storm and nearly blew all of our tents over to be honest and wow it was incredible so I do believe the rains are very much on their way now and this season is started to change luckily we were all tucked up inside together
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
weekend and that will make things probably a lot drier which is good for us but their problem with heaters it often brings about a lot more sort of torrential downpours in terms of rain and so you know I'm hoping that we don't
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A day in the life of a...
ambushed and destroyed three legions. Proceeding along a narrow path, the legions were attacked from forest cover under torrential rain with their escape blocked. It was one of the worst defeats the Romans ever suffered
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Greg Long: Big Wave...
It became an obsession of mine beyond the passion, obsession. I'd pack up my bags, and I would go, and I would live down in Cape Town, South Africa, the bottom of Africa. And during the most torrential storms
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Landslides PIPE National...
following year in Venezuela torrential rains triggered widespread landslides across a twenty five mile wide strip of coastline in the state of Vargas communities were buried under waves of mud and debris
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Antonio Donato Nobre:...
What is happening here that is different? The forest emits smells, and these smells are condensation nuclei, which form drops in the atmosphere. Then, clouds are formed and there is torrential rain.
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Demolition, disease, and...
during Panama’s dry season, his workers were unprepared for torrential storms, venomous jungle fauna, and tropical diseases.
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Swarm of Ants Flies For...
here it's called the monsoon season these torrential downpours can dump several centimeters of rain in just a
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Best Monkey Moments PIPE...
torrential rains batter the forest for months on end
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Cute Affectionate...
torrential rains batter the forest for months on end
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Juan Guaido
Venezuelan Politician
I was 15 when Hugo Chavez came to power in 1998. At the time, I lived in Vargas State, which borders the Caribbean. In 1999, torrential rains caused flash floods that left thousands of people dead. I lost several friends, and my school was buried in the mudslide. The importance of resilience has been etched into my soul ever since.
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Cornelia Parker
English Artist
I was involved in a serious accident driving in torrential rain at midnight in Cardiff. I was only doing five miles an hour, but because I couldn't see very well, I crossed a junction and collided with another car that was driving very fast. I ended up in hospital for six weeks with a shattered pelvis.
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Sarah Hall
English Writer
My favourite pool is located in a remote valley in the eastern Lake District, surrounded by vine-hung cliffs and slippery boulders. It has a torrential sheet waterfall at one end and is almost black in colour, so it appears bottomless, a portal to nowhere.
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Nick Davies
British Journalist
The effect of climate change is not simply to reduce rain during the summer months, but also to increase the number of torrential storms. When the rain falls that hard and fast, it cannot sink into the ground and go down to the aquifers.
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Eugenio Montale
Italian Poet
Today not even a universal fire could make the torrential poetic production of our time disappear. But it is exactly a question of production, that is, of hand-made products which are subject to the laws of taste and fashion.
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Elaine Welteroth
American Journalist
The life of an editor may seem all glam all the time, but there's nothing like schlepping through the city during a torrential downpour to put things in perspective.
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Matthew Heineman
Algerian Director
We mainly shot 'Cartel Land' with the Canon C300. The camera was dropped, smashed, hit by guns, in dust storms, torrential rain, and it never, ever failed.
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Valerie Jarrett
American Lawyer
If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.
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Juan Guaido
Venezuelan Politician
I was 15 when Hugo Chavez came to power in 1998. At the time, I lived in Vargas State, which borders the Caribbean. In 1999, torrential rains caused flash floods that left thousands of people dead. I lost several friends, and my school was buried in the mudslide. The importance of resilience has been etched into my soul ever since.
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Cornelia Parker
English Artist
I was involved in a serious accident driving in torrential rain at midnight in Cardiff. I was only doing five miles an hour, but because I couldn't see very well, I crossed a junction and collided with another car that was driving very fast. I ended up in hospital for six weeks with a shattered pelvis.
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Sarah Hall
English Writer
My favourite pool is located in a remote valley in the eastern Lake District, surrounded by vine-hung cliffs and slippery boulders. It has a torrential sheet waterfall at one end and is almost black in colour, so it appears bottomless, a portal to nowhere.
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Nick Davies
British Journalist
The effect of climate change is not simply to reduce rain during the summer months, but also to increase the number of torrential storms. When the rain falls that hard and fast, it cannot sink into the ground and go down to the aquifers.
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Eugenio Montale
Italian Poet
Today not even a universal fire could make the torrential poetic production of our time disappear. But it is exactly a question of production, that is, of hand-made products which are subject to the laws of taste and fashion.
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Elaine Welteroth
American Journalist
The life of an editor may seem all glam all the time, but there's nothing like schlepping through the city during a torrential downpour to put things in perspective.
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Matthew Heineman
Algerian Director
We mainly shot 'Cartel Land' with the Canon C300. The camera was dropped, smashed, hit by guns, in dust storms, torrential rain, and it never, ever failed.
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Valerie Jarrett
American Lawyer
If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.
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