cavalcade

[ kav-uhl-keyd, kav-uhl-keyd ]

/ ˌkæv əlˈkeɪd, ˈkæv əlˌkeɪd /

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noun

a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn carriages, in cars, etc.

any procession.

any noteworthy series, as of events or activities.

Origin of cavalcade

1585–95; < Middle French < early Italian cavalcata horseback raid, equivalent to cavalc(are) to ride on horseback (< Late Latin caballicāre, equivalent to caball(us) horse (see cavalier) + -icā- v. suffix + -re infinitive ending) + -ata -ade¹

SYNONYMS FOR cavalcade

2 parade, retinue.

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Words nearby cavalcade

cavaco silva, cavaedium, cavafy, cavagram, caval, cavalcade, cavalcanti, cavalier, cavalier king charles spaniel, cavalier poets, cavalier servente

Example sentences from the Web for cavalcade

Arm people with a cloak of anonymity and a shield of non-accountability, and watch the cavalcade of crazy charge.

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Yet surprisingly, the woman who originated this annual cavalcade now dismisses the spectacle she seemingly created.

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There is certainly no room in Twitter's 140 characters for the cavalcade of caveats that trail the so-called “agreement.”

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First was the cavalcade of denials and baffling cover-ups she fired off to defend herself.

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In a cavalcade of similar stunts played regularly by radio announcers around the world.

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He is just turning about to make way for the cavalcade, when the knight draws rein.

Van Dyck |Estelle M. Hurll
The great triumph of his life was having figured in the cavalcade of the Quixote as Sancho Panza.

Woman Triumphant |Vicente Blasco Ibaez
The cavalcade was very brilliant, the horses magnificent, and the bluff Prussian King greeted the Duke with rough cordiality.

A German Pompadour |Marie Hay
The cavalcade, linked together in this order, had but just entered the stream when Coleman dropped the neckrope he was holding.

Mount Rainier |Various
The cavalcade of the Yellow-Eyes had halted in a compact mass, awaiting the oncoming Indians.

The Way of an Indian |Frederic Remington

British Dictionary definitions for cavalcade

cavalcade

/ (ˌkævəlˈkeɪd) /

noun

a procession of people on horseback, in cars, etc

any procession a cavalcade of guests

Word Origin for cavalcade

C16: from French, from Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to ride on horseback, from Late Latin caballicāre, from caballus horse

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