Meaning of CAVALCADE
| Pronunciation: | | `kavul'keyd
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| | Definition: | | [n] a procession of people traveling on horseback |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cav"al*cade`\, n. [F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata,
fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L.
caballus an inferior horse, Gr. ?. Cf. {Cavalier},
{Cavalry}.]
A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march
of horsemen by way of parade.
He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city.
--Prescott.
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| | Related Terms: | | caravan, column, cortege, dress parade, flyover, funeral, line, march past, motorcade, mule train, pack train, parade, pomp, procession, promenade, review, skimmington, stream, string, train |
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