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cavalcade

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses
cav·al·cade /ˌkævəlˈkeɪd, ˈkævəlkeɪd/ noun [countable]  TTBa line of people on horses or in cars or carriages moving along as part of a ceremony 〔作为仪式一部分的〕马队,车队
Examples from the Corpus
cavalcadeThe great cavalcade was on the move.Our cavalcade sweeps into the Kremlin just before noon.The royal cavalcade entered London in early May and received a tumultuous welcome from its citizens.Which was how we could get away from Vadinamia, unmolested by any of that cavalcade of criminals.Double gates opened automatically and the cavalcade moved inside the perimeter.The automatic barriers rose up and the cavalcade swept through to the Palace.And then she walked to the cavalcade which would whisk her to her flight back to London.The tortuously narrow Lolo Trail, blocked by crags, trees and undergrowth, was quickly traversed by Joseph's uncomplaining cavalcade.
Origin cavalcade (1500-1600) French horse-ride, from Old Italian, from cavalcare to ride on a horse, from Latin caballus; → CAVALIER
cav·al·cade nounChineseSyllable
line in people on of a horses Corpus or


cavalcade
cavalcade /ˌkævəlˈkeɪd, ˈkævəlkeɪd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: 'horse-ride', from Old Italian, from cavalcare 'to ride on a horse', from Latin caballus; cavalier
a line of people on horses or in cars or carriages moving along as part of a ceremony


cav·al·cadeBrE /ˌkævlˈkeɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkævlˈkeɪd/ 🔊 nouna line of people on horses or in vehicles forming part of a ceremony (参加典礼的)骑马队列,车队