Cavalcade

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cavalcade
       n : a procession of people traveling on horseback

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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