Cavalcade \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.
[1913 Webster]
He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city.
--Prescott.
[1913 Webster] Cavalero
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cavalcade
n : a procession of people traveling on horseback
WordNet (r) 2.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "cavalcade":
caravan, column, cortege, dress parade, flyover, funeral, line,
march past, motorcade, mule train, pack train, parade, pomp,
procession, promenade, review, skimmington, stream, string,
train
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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