parade
noun
[ pəˈreɪd ]
• a public procession, especially one celebrating a special day or event.
• "a St George's Day parade"
Similar:
procession,
march,
cavalcade,
motorcade,
carcade,
cortège,
ceremony,
spectacle,
display,
pageant,
concours,
file,
train,
column,
array,
review,
muster,
dress parade,
tattoo,
march-past,
jatha,
yatra,
rath yatra,
mas,
• a public square or promenade.
• "we were walking along South Parade"
• a parade ground.
parade
verb
• (of troops) assemble for a formal inspection or ceremonial occasion.
• "the recruits were due to parade that day"
• display (someone or something) while marching or moving around a place.
• "they paraded national flags"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, literally ‘a showing’, from Spanish parada and Italian parata, based on Latin parare ‘prepare, furnish’.
