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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.
CAVALCADE definition: 1. a line of people, vehicles, horses, etc. following a particular route as part of a ceremony 2. a…. Learn more.
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.
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 definition: a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn carriages, in cars, etc.. See examples of CAVALCADE used in a sentence.
CAVALCADE meaning: 1. a line of people, vehicles, horses, etc. following a particular route as part of a ceremony 2. a…. Learn more.
countable noun. A cavalcade is a procession of people on horses or in cars or carriages. ...a cavalcade of limousines and police motorcycles. [ + of] Synonyms: parade, train, procession, march-past More Synonyms of cavalcade. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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.
CAVALCADE meaning: 1 : a line of riders, vehicles, etc., moving along in the same direction; 2 : a series of related things.
noun. /ˌkævlˈkeɪd/ , /ˈkævlˌkeɪd/ a line of people on horses or in vehicles forming part of a ceremony. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. See cavalcade in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: cavalcade.
