1. Action de se débander.
2. Fuite, retraite, dispersion dans la confusion.
3. Ŕ la débandade : en désordre.
ETYM Spanish estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin. Related to Stamp.
1. A headlong rush of people on a common impulse.
2. A wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle).