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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1213/
- Published: 2023-05-26T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-27T19:15:31.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The word for today is…

cavalcade (noun):

1a: a procession  
b: a procession of vehicles or ships  
2: a dramatic sequence or procession

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavalcade?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Cavalcade is a word with deep equestrian roots, though it comes (via French and possibly Italian) from a Latin word (caballus, meaning “work horse” or “gelding”) that displaced equestrian’s Latin ancestor, equus, as a neutral word for horse in Romance languages. In the 17th century, cavalcade was used specifically to refer to a procession of horseback riders or carriages, especially as part of a special occasion, whether joyous or funereal. Over time, that meaning was extended to processions of other modes of travel, including ships, vehicles, or even paraders on foot or float. As a cavalcade of words before and since have done, cavalcade also took on a figurative sense to refer to a series of related things, whether or not they happen to be marching (or trotting) down the road.

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