释义
[ kav-uh l-keyd , kav -uh l-keyd ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌkæv əlˈkeɪd, ˈkæv əlˌkeɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn carriages, in cars, etc.
any procession.
any noteworthy series, as of events or activities.
Origin of cavalcade 1585–95; <Middle French <early Italian cavalcata horseback raid, equivalent to cavalc (are ) to ride on horseback (<Late Latin caballicāre, equivalent to caball (us ) horse (see cavalier) + -icā- v. suffix + -re infinitive ending) + -ata -ade1
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Words nearby cavalcade Cavaco Silva, cavaedium, Cavafy, cavagram, caval, cavalcade , Cavalcanti, cavalier, Cavalieri, cavalier King Charles spaniel, Cavalier poets
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In a cavalcade of similar stunts played regularly by radio announcers around the world.
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He is just turning about to make way for the cavalcade , when the knight draws rein.
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The great triumph of his life was having figured in the cavalcade of the Quixote as Sancho Panza.
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The cavalcade was very brilliant, the horses magnificent, and the bluff Prussian King greeted the Duke with rough cordiality.
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The cavalcade , linked together in this order, had but just entered the stream when Coleman dropped the neckrope he was holding.
The cavalcade of the Yellow-Eyes had halted in a compact mass, awaiting the oncoming Indians.
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British Dictionary definitions for cavalcade noun a procession of people on horseback, in cars, etc
any procession a cavalcade of guests
Word Origin for cavalcade C16: from French, from Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to ride on horseback, from Late Latin caballicāre, from caballus horse
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