A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind. In Britain the term parade is usually reserved for either military parades or other occasions where participants march in formation; for celebratory occasions the word procession is more usual.

Noun

parade (plural parades)

1. An organized procession consisting of a series of consecutive displays, performances, exhibits, etc. displayed by moving down a street past a crowd.

   The floats and horses in the parade were impressive, but the marching bands were really amazing.

2. Any succession, series, or display of items.

   The dinner was a parade of courses, each featuring foods more elaborate than the last.

3. A line of goslings lead by one parent and often trailed by the other.
4. A street, avenue or road.

   He was parked on Chester Parade.

Derived terms

• hit parade
• military parade
• victory parade
• pride parade
• techno parade
• parade of horribles
• ticker tape parade
• rain on somebody's parade

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