Meanings (ES + gloss)
estampida
A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.
Then, like a stream of white bees pouring from a huge swarm, the steers stretched out from the main body. In a few moments, with astonishing rapidity, the whole herd got into motio…
[T]hey saw a herd of deer reposing, who, on their appearance, rose from their recumbent position, and began to gaze warily at the strangers; then, tossing their horne, they set off…
desbandada • estampida
A situation in which many people in a crowd are trying to move in the same direction at the same time, especially in consequence of a panic.
Say, Smoke, this ain't no stampede. It's a exode-us. They must be a thousand men ahead of us an' ten thousand behind.
The annual Muslim Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is attended by millions of pilgrims, has increasingly suffered from stampedes.
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