cavalcade
noun/ˌkævlˈkeɪd/, /ˈkævlkeɪd/
/ˌkævlˈkeɪd/, /ˈkævlkeɪd/
- a line of people on horses or in vehicles forming part of a ceremony
- The Lord Mayor escorted the royal cavalcade through the streets of London.
- The cavalcade swept onward through the gates.
- They were followed by a cavalcade of 20 cars.
- in cavalcade We drove in cavalcade to the airport.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a ride or raid on horseback): from French, from Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare ‘to ride’, based on Latin caballus ‘horse’.Definitions on the go
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