DROVES

[plural] [noun] - a large group, esp. of people, moving towards a placeFootball fans came in droves/(UK also) in their droves (= Lots of them came).(humorous) Football fans stayed away from the match in droves/(UK also) in their droves (= Lots of them did not go to the game).We walked through the museum without a guide and found ourselves amid droves of American tourists.