torrential rainfall

collocation in English

meaningsoftorrentialandrainfall

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torrential
adjective
uk
/təˈren.ʃəl/us
/tɔːˈren.ʃəl/
used to refer to very ...
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rainfall
noun[U]
uk
/ˈreɪn.fɔːl/us
/ˈreɪn.fɑːl/
rain, or the amount of rain ...
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(Definition oftorrentialandrainfallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The rainy season is increasingly characterized by shorter periods withtorrentialrainfall(ibid.).
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Torrentialrainfalltriggered assemblies of spawning toads on. two consecutive nights and successive samples of males demonstrated the pattern of invasion of the host's respiratory tract.
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These countries were affected bytorrentialrainfall, in some cases, without precedent, extensive flooding, landslips and mudslides.
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The surveyors suffered from poor food, although there was abundant game, from malaria and fromtorrentialrainfall.
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Torrentialrainfalltriggered widespread flooding which inundated homes and floated cars left on streets.
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Large quantities of tropical moisture fed the storm, allowing it to producetorrentialrainfall.
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As a result oftorrentialrainfall, at least 30 fatalities occurred, with dozens more missing, and leaving 25,000 homeless.
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Fifteen railway lines were disrupted due totorrentialrainfall.
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Torrentialrainfallmeant that in the week before the match a trench was dug across the pitch, and sand added.
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The incident happened during extreme weather conditions involving lightning andtorrentialrainfall.
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Thunderstorms, some of them violent with heavy gusts andtorrentialrainfall, are not rare.
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Torrentialrainfallalso fell within these storms, triggering widespread flash flooding.
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Thetorrentialrainfallthat fell was another disastrous factor in the region.
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Other times, frequenttorrentialrainfallon a daily basis exceeds the total monthly quantity.
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Thetorrentialrainfallproduced by the tropical storm damaged agricultural land and destroyed several hundred homes, while damaging many more.
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The storm droppedtorrentialrainfallof 12to20 in, with a maximum of 27 in.
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High winds andtorrentialrainfallflooded streets, destroyed crops, and damaged plantations.
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Torrentialrainfallin the area resulted in disruption of power, communications, and traffic.
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Thetorrentialrainfallcaused the displacement of at least 100,000 people from their residences.
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Torrentialrainfallin the area flooded dozens of villages, forcing thousands to evacuate.
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