Define Droves: It appears to be like a herd of people the way I was using it in the last article. Not being a part of a herd likely will save your life in the future.

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drove²

/drōv/

noun

plural noun: droves

1. a herd or flock of animals being driven in a body.

   "a drove of cattle"

   h

   Similar:

   herd

   flock

   pack

   fold

• a large number of people or things doing or undergoing the same thing.

  "tourists have stayed away in droves this summer"

  h

  Similar:

  crowd

  swarm

  horde

  multitude

  mob

  throng

  host

  mass

  army

  collection

  gathering

  assembly

  company

  rabble

  herd

  crush

  press

  stream

  sea

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Origin

Old English drāf, related to drīfan ‘to drive’.

Use over time for: droves