horde
//hɔːrd//
Noun
hordeSingular
hordesPlural
1
A large group of people, often perceived as disorderly or threatening.
A horde of tourists flooded the narrow streets of the old town.
2
A nomadic tribe or group, especially of Mongol or Turkic origin.
The Mongol hordes swept across the steppes of Central Asia.
3
A large swarm or mass of insects, animals, or things.
A horde of locusts descended on the farmland.