CAVALCADE

cavalcade

(noun) a procession of people traveling on horseback

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

cavalcade (plural cavalcades)

(collective) A company of riders.

Synonym: company

A parade.

Synonyms: parade, procession

A trail ride, usually more than one day long.

(by extension) A series, a chain (e.g. of events).

Synonyms: chain, series

Verb

cavalcade (third-person singular simple present cavalcades, present participle cavalcading, simple past and past participle cavalcaded)

To move as part of a series or group, such as marchers in a parade or snow in an avalanche, especially in large numbers or in a chaotic or dangerous fashion

Source: Wiktionary

Cav"al*cade`, n. Etym: [F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata, fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L. caballus an inferior horse, Gr. Cavalier, Cavalry.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition