chute vs torrent

chute

noun
  • A waterfall or rapid. 

  • A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel. 

  • The pen in which an animal is confined before being released in a rodeo. 

  • A parachute. 

  • A spinnaker. 

verb
  • To parachute. 

torrent

noun
  • A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. 

  • A large amount or stream of something. 

  • A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent. 

verb
  • To download in a torrent. 

adj
  • Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. 

How often have the words chute and torrent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )