"parade ground" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parade grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parade ground (plural parade grounds)
  1. (military) A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base, where soldiers present themselves for inspection ("parade") and practice marching and close-order drills. Wikipedia link: parade ground Categories (topical): Military Categories (place): Places Synonyms: parade Hypernyms: ground Translations (an area of firm ground where soldiers are inspected and perform close-order drills): плац (plac) [masculine] (Bulgarian), place d’armes [feminine] (French), Exerzierplatz [masculine] (German), papa whakawai hōia (Maori), плац (plac) [masculine] (Russian), плацда́рм (placdárm) [masculine] (Russian), parada [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-parade_ground-en-noun-d28DYBtY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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