cavalcade Definition
cav·al·cade (kav′əl kād′, kav′əl kād′)
noun
- a procession of horsemen or carriages
- any procession
- a sequence or series, as of events
Etymology: Fr < It cavalcata < cavalcare, to ride < VL *caballicare < L caballus: see cavalier
cavalcade Synonyms
cavalcade Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- car: There will then be a cavalcade of cars across the new roadway.
- crusader: A caravan of loving help inviting people to hear about Jesus or or a cavalcade of crusaders bent on smiting infidels with their swords?
- character: Together they meet a cavalcade of characters who cheat, beat, feed and love them.
Converse of object
- lead: A police escort led the cavalcade through the heart of the city, with no hold ups for lights or intersections.
- see: Now you can see a cavalcade of the most famous tractors ever on parade.
- mount: The highlight of the week is the mass mounted cavalcade, which sets off from the town on the Thursday to Branxton Hill.
- have: Secondly, we again have the cavalcade of plot devices.
- bring: And who do you think is going to bring this cavalcade of sound to your ears?
Adjective modifier
- whole: And, to speak truly, every mule stumbled over the two, and the whole cavalcade was piled up in a heap.
- colorful: The main arena also hosts a colorful cavalcade of hounds in the finest traditions of the countryside.
- annual: The annual Cavalcade of Historic Transport is one of the ways that RHTS raises funds for our restoration projects.
- main: They then rejoin the main cavalcade and proceed up Scott Street heading toward the War Memorial, where only the Braw Lad remains mounted.
- splendid: Of course, this splendid cavalcade of evolution must be expected to continue, with who knows what future forms developing.
- several: The vehicles were admired by the many visitors and several cavalcades gave the proud owners a chance to show their vehicles in action.
Noun used with modifier
- motor: Apparently it is Turkish tradition for the wedding party to tear around the village, at high speed, in a motor cavalcade.
- car: Our street canvassing has been great and our car cavalcade made a big stir.
- police: Police cavalcades escorted PNE to their games, racing through the streets at 70mph.
- proceeding: Police Motorcycles guided the funeral cars through the mid-day traffic as a hovering helicopter kept a watchful eye on the proceeding cavalcade.
Browse dictionary entries near cavalcade
- ‹ Cavafy
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- ‹ Cauvery
- ‹ cautiously
- ‹ cautious
- ‹ cautionary instruction
- ‹ cautionary
- ‹ caution
- ‹ cautery
- ‹ cauterize

