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- Dictionarycavalcade/ˌkav(ə)lˈkeɪd/
noun
- 1. a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles: "the royal cavalcade proceeded through the city"
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Cavalcade is a word with deep equestrian roots, though it comes (via French and possibly Italian) from a Latin word (caballus, meaning “work horse” or “gelding”) that displaced equestrian’s Latin ancestor, equus, as a neutral word for horse in Romance languages.
A cavalcade is a procession or parade on horseback, or a mass distance ride by a company of riders. Sometimes the focus of a cavalcade is participation rather than display and the participants do not wear costumes or ride in formation.
CAVALCADE definition: 1. a line of people, vehicles, horses, etc. following a particular route as part of a ceremony 2. a…. Learn more.
Cavalcade definition: a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn carriages, in cars, etc.. See examples of CAVALCADE used in a sentence.
So strictly speaking, a cavalcade is group of people on horseback or in horse-drawn carriages, moving together in some kind of ceremony or parade. But cavalcades can include vehicles or people walking, like the motorcycle cavalcades that sometimes accompany a funeral procession.
CAVALCADE meaning: 1. a line of people, vehicles, horses, etc. following a particular route as part of a ceremony 2. a…. Learn more.
cavalcade in American English. (ˌkævəlˈkeid, ˈkævəlˌkeid) noun. 1. a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn carriages, in cars, etc. 2. any procession. 3. any noteworthy series, as of events or activities.
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 Origin. Take your English to the next level.
1. A procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages. 2. A ceremonial procession or display. 3. A succession or series: starred in a cavalcade of Broadway hits. [French, from Old French, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare, to ride on horseback, from Medieval Latin caballicāre, from Latin caballus, horse; see cavalier .] American Heritage ...
The earliest known use of the noun cavalcade is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for cavalcade is from 1591, in the writing of Henry Unton, diplomat and soldier. cavalcade is a borrowing from French.
