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(A). A large evening party. (Welsh, rhawter, a crowd.) (See Drum, Hurricane , etc.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894RoutiersRousing A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: En Route
On the way; on the road or journey Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Enalio-sauriansEn Rapport A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…caravan
(Encyclopedia) caravan, group of travelers or merchants banded together and organized for mutual assistance and defense while traveling through unsettled or hostile country. Caravan trade is…Ossetian Military Road
(Encyclopedia) Ossetian Military Road, highway, c.170 mi (270 km) long, across the Caucasus, S European Russia and Georgia, linking Kutaisi with Alagir. One of the two main routes over the N Caucusus…Amtrak
(Encyclopedia) Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in…Qusayr, Al
(Encyclopedia) Qusayr, AlQusayr, Aläl k&oomacr;sārˈ [key], town (1986 pop. 19,997), E Egypt, on the Red Sea. The ancient Leucus Limen, it was once a major Egyptian port and the focus of several…Silk Road
(Encyclopedia) Silk Road, ancient overland trade route linking Asia and Europe, consisting of a network of caravan routes running from China across central Asia to the shores of the Mediterranean.…Trans-Canada Highway
(Encyclopedia) Trans-Canada Highway, c.4,800 mi (7,700 km) long, S Canada; dedicated 1962; completed 1970. The world's longest national highway, it traverses North America from St. John's, N.L., to…Hengyang
(Encyclopedia) HengyangHengyanghŭng-yäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 543,100), central Hunan prov., China, on the Xiang River, at the mouth of the Lei River. It is the leading transportation center…Brown, Walter Folger
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Walter FolgerBrown, Walter Folgerfōlˈjər [key], 1869–1961, American cabinet officer, b. Massillon, Ohio. A lawyer of Toledo, Ohio, he became prominent in Republican politics and…Trending
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