Stampede (Noun)
Meaning 1
A wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The cowboys gave chase, but the herd of bison suddenly broke into a stampede, threatening to trample everything in their path.
- As the loud gunshot echoed through the canyon, a stampede of horses burst forth from the corral, their panicked whinnies filling the air.
- A sudden storm rolled in, setting off a stampede of cattle across the open range, with the ranchers struggling to keep up.
- The rustler's shout sent the entire herd into a stampede, with the rider barely holding on as his horse bolted alongside the fleeing animals.
- After the bull escaped from the corral, a stampede of cattle followed, pushing down fences and scattering in all directions.
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Meaning 2
A headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.