cavalcade
Meanings
noun
- A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.
- A ceremonial parade.
- A trail ride, usually more than one day long.
- An often dramatic series or chain of events or things.
verb
- To move as part of a series or group, such as marchers in a parade or snow in an avalanche, especially in large numbers or in a chaotic or dangerous fashion
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Latin -icō Late Latin caballicō Old Italian cavalcare Old Italian cavalcatabor. Old French cavalcade French cavalcadebor. English cavalcade From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballicō, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee.
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