cav·al·cade

cav·al·cade
/ˌkævəlˈkeıd/ noun, pl -cades [count]
1 : a line of riders, vehicles, etc., moving along in the same direction

The cavalcade arrived at the hotel.

a cavalcade of antique cars

2 literary : a series of related things

the cavalcade of years

a cavalcade of natural disasters


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