Abroad

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adv Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

II. Abroad ·adv At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad.

III. Abroad ·adv Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad.

IV. Abroad ·adv Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad.

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