processionpro‧ces‧sion /prəˈseʃən/ ●○○ noun 
They marched in procession to the Capitol building.2[countable] several people or things of the same type, appearing or happening one after the otherprocession of an endless procession of visitors
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a funeral procession
- The children were eager to take part in the carnival procession.
- We were held up by a long funeral procession.
- A Shetland pony she cared for on a horse ranch was part of the procession to the cemetery.
- Reporters have been frustrated in their efforts to catch even a glimpse of the procession of secret soldiers.
- She gathered about her a vast retinue and used to enjoy making pompous processions through the streets of Delhi.
- The procession was one of sombre colours, khaki and air force blue predominating.
- The many depictions of bulls in Cretan art include images of bulls sacrificed to the Goddess in joyous processions.
- The Nottinghamshire quadruple scull will lead off a procession of 500 crews.
- Thirty priests were to be in the procession.
- Thus, Hindu religious processions often passed Mohammedan mosques at prayer time and that irritated the followers of the Prophet.
Longman Language Activatora line of people
a line of people who are standing behind each other or next to each other: · The Queen is walking slowly along the lines of soldiers, occasionally stopping to ask a question.in a line (=forming a line): · The photographer asked us to stand in a line.form a line (=make a line): · The teacher got the children to form a line before they went into the hall.
a line of people who have been arranged to stand or sit next to each other, especially when there are several lines of people arranged one behind another: · Can you see me in the photo? I'm in the back row on the left.in a row: · The hotel staff stood in a row to greet their important guests.
British /line American a number of people who are standing one behind another, waiting to do something: · There was a queue of about fifteen people at the bus stop.queue for: · The line for the movie went right around the block.form a queue/line (=make a queue/line): · The women who were waiting outside the toilets began to form a queue.in the queue (=part of the queue): · Excuse me, are you in the queue?
if a group of people walk in single file , they walk one behind another in a line: · The path was so narrow that we had to walk in single file.
a group of people or vehicles that move slowly along in a line, especially as part of a public ceremony: · We were held up by a long funeral procession.· The children were eager to take part in the carnival procession.
an event in which a line of people such as musicians, dancers etc, or a line of decorated vehicles, go down the street while other people watch them in order to celebrate something: · A lot of soldiers were missing from the Victory parade.· When Johnson arrived home after the championships a big parade was held in his honour.
a long moving line of people, especially soldiers: · The column of French soldiers passed us on their way to the battlefront.· Columns of men and women were making their way towards the central square.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY They marched in procession to the Capitol building.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Nelson’s funeral procession down the ThamesCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
They marched in procession to the Capitol building. Nelson’s funeral procession down the Thames· The scene of many public ceremonies and processions prior to the Reformation, the church underwent many alterations.
· A Capuchin religious procession passed by.· Thus, Hindu religious processions often passed Mohammedan mosques at prayer time and that irritated the followers of the Prophet.· The public functions of the guilds had been increasingly restricted to the organization of religious processions and the distribution of charity.
NOUN· Trelawney himself is buried in Pelynt Church and the crozier carried in his funeral procession is also there on view.· Herbalifers scuttle into permanent blackness, and a Soweto funeral procession comes on.· The funeral procession started peacefully in Brooklyn, with thousands following the coffin and lining the streets.· Citizens lined the main streets and applauded as the funeral procession passed by.· Regardless of the general press of humanity, a funeral procession was attempting to pass down it from the other end.· It's a wedding journey, not a funeral procession.· Gandhi's funeral Rajiv Gandhi was cremated on May 24 after a four-hour state funeral procession through the streets of Delhi.
· At 2.50, the first of the royals will travel the half mile from the castle gates in the wedding procession.· Now the wedding procession started homeward.· All the wedding procession goes to church.
VERB· They would carry him in procession to his grave.
· There follows a slow procession as the Inspecting Officer progresses along the ranks of extremely proud recruits and Training Staff.· A blessing takes place, following a procession from the church by the clergy and congregation.
· About 2000 formed a procession to take their demands to the Governor.· However, when they move around they can form a procession, following each other nose to tail like a miniature train.
· And I was given a special tiger lily to hold for the procession.
· They led processions and demonstrations, delivered babies, saved lives.· He led them, a procession of six, to a table right next to a platform.· The man who had led the procession stepped forward and sprinkled the coffin with spiced rum.· Funerals were times of celebration, with street bands leading processions.· The Nottinghamshire quadruple scull will lead off a procession of 500 crews.
· Outside the almost invisible windows, Earth and stars marched in a silent procession.
· The next week saw a constant procession of Spiritualists in and out of our kitchen.· As we shall see, meetings and processions are subject to restrictive laws and police powers.
WORD FAMILYnounprocessprocessingprocessionprocessoradjectiveprocessedprocessionalverbprocess
1[countable, uncountable] a line of people or vehicles moving slowly as part of a ceremonyfuneral/wedding/carnival etc procession They marched in procession to the Capitol building.2[countable] several people or things of the same type, appearing or happening one after the otherprocession of an endless procession of visitors