cavalcade
NounUS[kav-uhl-keyd]/ˈkævəlˌkeɪd/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a procession of people traveling on horsebackType of procession
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cav′al·cade′ noun
Origin: 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.
He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city.— William Hickling Prescott
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54