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cavalcade

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cav·al·cade  (kvl-kd, kvl-kd)
n.
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 caballicre, from Latin caballus, horse.]

cavalcade [ˌkævəlˈkeɪd]
n
1. a procession of people on horseback, in cars, etc.
2. any procession a cavalcade of guests
[from French, from Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to ride on horseback, from Late Latin caballicāre, from caballus horse]

Cavalcade a procession of persons on horseback; a procession or parade of carriages.
Examples: cavalcade of carriages; of devils, 1709; of horsemen; of songs; of sewarry [Indian mounted troops], 1616.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cavalcade - a procession of people traveling on horseback
procession - the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden"

cavalcade
noun parade, train, procession, march-past a cavalcade of limousines and police motorcycles
Translations
cavalcade [ˌkævəlˈkeɪd] Ncabalgata f (fig) → desfile m

cavalcade [ˌkævəlˈkeɪd] n [cars, carriages, horses] → cortège m

cavalcade
nKavalkade f

cavalcade [ˌkævəlˈkeɪd] n (of horses, cars) → sfilata

cavalcade
n cavalcade [kӕvəlˈkeid]
a ceremonial procession. perdekommando; ruiterstoet; kavalkade مَوْكِبُ عَرَباتٍ / خَيلٍ/ فُرسان) шествие kavalkáda, průvod procession der Reiterumzug πομπή desfile, cabalgata kavalkaad رژۀ سواره نظام kavalkadi cortège תַהֲלוּכַת פָּרַשִים जुलूस povorka lovas felvonulás arak-arakan skrúðfylking (compagnia di persone a cavallo) パレード 축제 행렬 kavalkada kavalkāde perarakan optocht opptog; kavalkade kawalkada cavalgada cortegiu кавалькада kavalkáda sprevod jezdecev kavalkada kavalkad ขบวนม้าหรือยานพาหนะในพิธี gösterişli geçit (töreni) 遊行隊伍 кавалькада سواروں کا رسمی جلوس đoàn người cưỡi ngựa ,


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Presently there was a distant blare of military music; it came nearer, still nearer, and soon a noble cavalcade wound into view, glorious with plumed helmets and flashing mail and flaunting banners and rich doublets and horse-cloths and gilded spear- heads; and through the muck and swine, and naked brats, and joyous dogs, and shabby huts, it took its gallant way, and in its wake we followed.
At once it became the magic carpet, and unrolled itself far enough for all the cavalcade to walk upon.
Almost as he spoke there filed into the clearing where the camp had been set up, a cavalcade of white men, followed by Indians.
 
 
 
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