Definitions for: Cavalcade

[n] a procession of people traveling on horseback

Webster (1913) Definition: Cav"al*cade`, n. [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.

See Also: procession