abroad

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adv. Out of one's own country.
2. adv. In a foreign country or countries.
3. adv. Away from one's home.
4. adv. In circulation; at large.
5. adv. Covering a large area; widely: "An epidemic is abroad in America” ( Richard M. Smith).
6. adv. Not on target; in error.
7. n. A foreign country or countries in which to live or travel: "Do you like abroad or hate it?” ( John le Carré).

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Broadly; widely; expansively; outward on all or on both sides.
2. Out of or beyond certain limits Beyond the walls of a house or the bounds of any inclosure: as, to walk abroad.
3. Absent; gone away, especially to a considerable distance: as, the head of the firm is abroad. In an active state; astir; in circulation: as, there are thieves abroad; rumors of disaster are abroad.

Wiktionary

1. adv. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
2. adv. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode
3. adv. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
4. adv. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
5. n. countries or lands abroad
6. adv. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space
7. adv. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode
8. adv. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
9. adv. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.
10. n. countries or lands abroad

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adv. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
2. adv. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode.
3. adv. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
4. adv. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

WordNet 3.0

1. adv. in a place across an ocean
2. adv. far away from home or one's usual surroundings
3. adv. to or in a foreign country
4. adj. in a foreign country