Simple Definition of cavalcade

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cavalcade

noun

plural cavalcades
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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