From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cavalcade \Cav"al*cade'\, noun [F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata, fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L. caballus an inferior horse, Gr. ?. Cf. {Cavalier}, {Cavalry}.] A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen by way of parade.
He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city. --Prescott.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a procession of people traveling on horseback
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "cavalcade": caravan, column, cortege, dress parade, flyover, funeral, line, march past, motorcade, mule train, pack train, parade, pomp, procession, promenade, review, skimmington, stream, string, train
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