ETYM Icel. gangr a going, gang, akin to AS., Dutch, German, and Dan. gang a going, Goth. gaggs street, way. Related to Gang.
1. A combination of implements arranged to work together.
2. An association of criminals; SYN. pack, ring, mob.
3. An organized group of workmen; SYN. crew, work party.

ETYM French horde (cf. German horde), from Turk. ordű, ordî, camp; of Tartar origin.
(Homonym: hoard).
1. A nomadic community.
2. A vast multitude; SYN. host, legion.

ETYM Old Fren. route, Late Lat. rupta, properly, a breaking, from Latin ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. Related to Rupture, reave, Rote repetition of forms, Route. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an uproar.
(Homonym: route).
A defeat in battle; SYN. discomfit, discomfiture.