"cavalcade" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkævəlˌkeɪd/, /ˌkævəlˈkeɪd/ Audio: en-us-cavalcade.ogg [US], en-au-cavalcade.ogg [Australia] Forms: cavalcades [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cavalcade}} French cavalcade, {{der|en|fro|cavalcade}} Old French cavalcade, {{der|en|roa-oit|cavalcata}} Old Italian cavalcata, {{m|it|cavalcare|t=to ride on horseback}} cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), {{der|en|ML.|caballicō}} Medieval Latin caballicō, {{der|en|VL.|caballus|t=horse}} Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”), {{doublet|en|chevauchee}} Doublet of chevauchee Head templates: {{en-noun}} cavalcade (plural cavalcades)
  1. (collective) A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc. Tags: collective Synonyms: company Translations (procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.): кавалкада (kavalkada) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cavalcada [feminine] (Catalan), 騎馬行列 (Chinese Mandarin), 骑马行列 (qímǎ hángliè) (Chinese Mandarin), kavalkade [rare] (Danish), cavalcade [common-gender] (Dutch), konvooi (Dutch), kavalkaad (Estonian), kavalkadi (Finnish), juhlallinen kulkue (Finnish), cavalcade [feminine] (French), Kavalkade [feminine] (German), Reiterzug [masculine] (German), 乗馬隊 (jōbatai) (alt: じょうばたい) (Japanese), chyvachie (Middle English), cavalgada (Occitan), cavalcada [feminine] (Occitan), kawalkada [feminine] (Polish), cavalgada [feminine] (Portuguese), кавалька́да (kavalʹkáda) [feminine] (Russian), cabalgada [feminine] (Spanish), kavidanef (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-cavalcade-en-noun-yV-VVeKc Disambiguation of 'procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.': 86 12 2 1
  2. A ceremonial parade. Synonyms: parade, procession Translations (parade): kavalkade (Danish), ridderstoet (Dutch), ruiterstoet [common-gender] (Dutch), ruiteroptocht [common-gender] (Dutch), paardenstoet [common-gender] (Dutch), cavalcade [common-gender] (Dutch), ratsarongkäik (Estonian), kavalkadi (Finnish), juhlallinen kulkue (Finnish), Reiterzug [masculine] (German), berittener Zug [masculine] (German), Kavalkade [feminine] (German), kavalkad [common-gender] (Swedish), kavidanagoläd (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-cavalcade-en-noun-fB2HOgnY Disambiguation of 'parade': 10 90 0 0
  3. A trail ride, usually more than one day long.
    Sense id: en-cavalcade-en-noun-D4ofdiu6
  4. (by extension) An often dramatic series or chain of events or things. Tags: broadly Synonyms: chain, series
    Sense id: en-cavalcade-en-noun-C90F3-Ik
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aquacade, autocade, motorcade, tractorcade Related terms: cavalier, cavalry

Verb

IPA: /ˈkævəlˌkeɪd/, /ˌkævəlˈkeɪd/ Audio: en-us-cavalcade.ogg [US], en-au-cavalcade.ogg [Australia] Forms: cavalcades [present, singular, third-person], cavalcading [participle, present], cavalcaded [participle, past], cavalcaded [past]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cavalcade}} French cavalcade, {{der|en|fro|cavalcade}} Old French cavalcade, {{der|en|roa-oit|cavalcata}} Old Italian cavalcata, {{m|it|cavalcare|t=to ride on horseback}} cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), {{der|en|ML.|caballicō}} Medieval Latin caballicō, {{der|en|VL.|caballus|t=horse}} Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”), {{doublet|en|chevauchee}} Doublet of chevauchee Head templates: {{en-verb}} cavalcade (third-person singular simple present cavalcades, present participle cavalcading, simple past and past participle cavalcaded)
  1. 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
    Sense id: en-cavalcade-en-verb-E~uCAR1c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 10 17 2 39

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