Easton's Bible Dictionary (1 Samuel 27:10; R.V., "raid"), an inroad, an incursion. This word is never used in Scripture in the sense of a way or path. Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) A journey, or stage of a journey. 2. (n.) An inroad; an invasion; a raid. 3. (n.) A place where one may ride; an open way or public passage for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel, forming a means of communication between one city, town, or place, and another. 4. (n.) A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads.
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