military parade

noun

A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.

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Meanings

nounmilitary parade (plural military parades)

plural military parades

  1. governmentA show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
musterparade

Origin

Clarifying the specific sense of parade intended, once public processions became the more common sense of the word.

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Translations

Bulgarian вое́нен пара́д
  • вое́нен пара́д (voénen parád)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Chinese Mandarin 閱兵 /阅兵, 閱兵式 /阅兵式
  • 閱兵 /阅兵 (yuèbīng)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • 閱兵式 /阅兵式 (yuèbīngshì)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Czech vojenská přehlídka
  • vojenská přehlídkaa show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Dutch militaire parade
  • militaire paradea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Estonian sõjaväeparaad
  • sõjaväeparaada show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Finnish sotilasparaati
  • sotilasparaatia show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
French défilé militaire, parade militaire
  • défilé militairea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • parade militairea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
German Militärparade, Heerschau
  • Militärparadea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Heerschaua show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Revuea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • Aufmarscha show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Greek στρατιωτική παρέλαση
  • στρατιωτική παρέλαση (stratiotikí parélasi)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Hungarian díszszemle
  • díszszemlea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Indonesian parade militer
  • parade militera show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Italian parata militare
  • parata militarea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Japanese 観兵式
  • 観兵式 (kanpeishiki)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Korean 열병식
  • 열병식 (yeolbyeongsik)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Malay perarakan tentera
  • perarakan tenteraa show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Norwegian Bokmål militærparade
  • militærparadea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Polish defilada wojskowa
  • defilada wojskowaa show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Romanian paradă militară, defilare
  • paradă militarăa show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • defilarea show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Russian вое́нный пара́д, смотр
  • вое́нный пара́д (vojénnyj parád)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • смотр (smotr)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Slovak vojenská prehliadka
  • vojenská prehliadkaa show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Swedish militärparad
  • militärparada show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Thai สวนสนาม
  • สวนสนาม (sǔuan-sà-nǎam)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Turkish askerî tören
  • askerî törena show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Ukrainian військо́вий пара́д
  • військо́вий пара́д (vijsʹkóvyj parád)a show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Vietnamese duyệt binh, diễu binh
  • duyệt binha show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
  • diễu binha show of troops, especially for regular inspection — see also parade
Cite this entry
APA

military parade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20parade

MLA

“military parade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20parade. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “military parade,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/military%20parade.

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