All 3 Uses of
horde
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- They were truly trapped now: There was no way out except through the door, and a horde of goblins seemed to be approaching on the other side.†
Chpt 26 *
- Clattering and yelling, the horde of moving statues stampeded past Harry, some of them smaller, others larger than life.†
Chpt 30
- They were hacking and stabbing at the ankles and shim of Death Eaters their tiny faces alive with malice, and everywhere Harry looked Death Eaters were folding under sheer weight of numbers, overcome by spells, dragging arrows from wounds, stabbed in the leg by elves, or else simply attempting to escape, but swallowed by the oncoming horde.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(horde) a very large number -- typically of people or animals/insects on the move