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Meaning of "parade ground" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARADE GROUND

parade ground  [pəˈreɪd ɡraʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARADE GROUND

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Parade ground is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARADE GROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parade ground

Military parade

A military parade is a formation of soldiers whose movement is restricted by close-order manoeuvring known as drilling or marching. The American usage is "formation or military review". The military parade is now almost entirely ceremonial, though soldiers from time immemorial up until the late 19th century fought in formation. Massed parades may also hold a role for propaganda purposes, being used to exhibit the apparent military strength of one's nation.

Definition of parade ground in the English dictionary

The definition of parade ground in the dictionary is an area where soldiers can parade or form processions, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARADE GROUND


above-ground
əˌbʌvˈɡraʊnd
aground
əˈɡraʊnd
air-to-ground
ˈɛətəˌɡraʊnd
around
əˈraʊnd
background
ˈbækˌɡraʊnd
battleground
ˈbætəlɡraʊnd
belowground
bɪˈləʊˌɡraʊnd
campground
ˈkæmpɡraʊnd
fairground
ˈfɛəˌɡraʊnd
foreground
ˈfɔːˌɡraʊnd
ground
ɡraʊnd
ground-to-ground
ˌɡraʊndtəˈɡraʊnd
inground
ɪnˈɡraʊnd
overground
ˈəʊvəˌɡraʊnd
playground
ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd
round
raʊnd
showground
ˈʃəʊˌɡraʊnd
surround
səˈraʊnd
turnaround
ˈtɜːnəˌraʊnd
underground
ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARADE GROUND

parade
parader
paradiddle
paradigm
paradigm shift
paradigmatic
paradigmatical
paradisaic
paradisaical
paradisaically
paradisal
paradise
paradise duck
paradise fish
paradisean
paradisiac
paradisiacal
paradisiacally
paradisial
paradisian

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARADE GROUND

above ground
all-around
all-round
all year round
all-year-round
bound
break new ground
fall to the ground
get around
get off the ground
go around
go round
in the round
into the ground
run around
shop around
the high ground
the underground
thin on the ground
to the ground
year-round

Synonyms and antonyms of parade ground in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parade ground» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARADE GROUND

Find out the translation of parade ground to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parade ground from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parade ground» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

操场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patio de armas
570 millions of speakers

English

parade ground
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परेड ग्राउंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موكب الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плац
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desfile solo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যারেড স্থল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terrain de parade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tempat perbarisan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Exerzierplatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

練兵場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연병장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parade lemah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc tập hợp lính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணிவகுப்பு நடத்துதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परेड ग्राउंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tören alanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piazza d´armi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parada ziemia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плац
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teren de paradă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έδαφος παρέλαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paradegrond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parad marken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

parade bakken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parade ground

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARADE GROUND»

The term «parade ground» is normally little used and occupies the 117.135 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARADE GROUND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parade ground» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parade ground» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parade ground

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARADE GROUND»

Discover the use of parade ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parade ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Saints: The Rhodesian Light Infantry
On Saturday 27 June 1970, we celebrated our regimental day by trooping the regimental colour on our parade ground, before the public of Salisbury. The day dawned grey and ominous with no encouragement to those early risers in the ...
Alexandre Binda, Chris Cocks, 2007
2
Army Architecture in the West: Forts Laramie, Bridger, and ...
In 1870, just three years after its establishment, Fort D. A. Russell received cotton - wood and pine trees, which were planted around the parade ground as well as off it (fig. 3-9). Fifteen years later, in the midst of a considerable building project, ...
Alison K. Hoagland, 2004
3
Memorial of the owners of real estate, in the vicinity of ...
In their report, under date of 18th December, 1826, the committee state, " that they have examined the subject with great attention, and find that the ground now called Washington Parade Ground, is a very irregular piece of ground, and in its ...
‎1828
4
The Wrong Path
“If you look out across the parade ground, you will see yellow spots. This is where you will fall in. First of all you will hear the command, 'Mar/eersfall in,' and during your training, Greigson, you will be the marker. You will, upon hearing the ...
Phil R Bryson, 2012
5
Massacre at Fort William Henry
In some areas we found that the 17505 parade ground lies only about one foot below the surface where tourists walk today; at the other extreme, we sometimes descended for eight feet or more inside the cellars of former buildings. We also ...
David R. Starbuck, 2002
6
Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun: U.S. and Japanese ...
Major Caskey, the 2nd Battalion's commander, was the first man from the second lift to jump, leaving his C-47 over the parade ground at 12:40 PM, twenty-five minutes behind schedule. By now, all of the C-47 pilots knew that they had to stay at ...
Gene Eric Salecker, 2010
7
Police Leadership: The Inside Story
The leader for him is his instructor in the parade ground and often, he is a constable or a havildar. The 'leader' tells the trainees that police discipline comes from the parade ground and gives them intensive outdoor training. The trainees learn ...
James Vadackumchery, 1999
8
Human Behavior and Law Enforcement
The authors have heard the police trainees telling that they developed, from the parade ground, an attitude or behavioural pattern of not tolerating anyone who disobeys them. If anyone in the society does not obey them they consider it to be  ...
James Vadackumchery, John Kattakayam, 1995
9
Borderstrike!: South Africa Into Angola 1975-1980
There seems to be no doubt, however, that the aerial bombardment came as a complete surprise; when the second wave of aircraft came over the town, one airman says, “some people on the parade ground actually waved to the Bucs at first ...
Willem Steenkamp, 2006
10
World War II: A Pilot's Experience
Then we all fell in to march to the main parade ground for review by the base commanding officer. The reviewing stand was on one side of the parade ground and there stood the commanding officer, his execu— tive officers, company ...
Robert R. Burch, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARADE GROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parade ground is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How they spent their summer
The parade ground bleachers were packed with camera-toting parents and family ready to capture memories of their camp graduates as they ... «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»
2
Battle and siege: a reenactment
Uniformed interpreters will bring the fort to life through demonstration of period drills on the fort's parade ground as well as artillery ... «Gulf Coast News Today, Jul 15»
3
LOOKING BACK: Redoubt to mark Waterloo bicentenary
They will also be in the parade ground on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning giving displays of drill, cookery, and medical techniques of ... «Eastbourne Herald, Jul 15»
4
More than 300 soldiers march to commemorate centenary of …
... the 2nd Division commands all Army Reserve units in the country. The parade took place at the Australian War Memorial's parade ground. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
5
Encampment captures 19th century life
The event, jointly planned by the park and Michael Upton, the British Consul General in Seattle, drew nearly 600 people to the parade ground, ... «Journal of the San Juan Islands, Jul 15»
6
Twenty Direct Entry Officers pass out at Naval & Maritime Academy …
... Maritime Academy (NMA) was pass out at an elegant parade held at the main parade ground of the NMA in Trincomalee on 24th July 2015. «Sri Lanka Navy, Jul 15»
7
Vintage Base Ball Returns To Fort Vancouver
... vintage "base ball" (formerly two words) onJuly 25th at 6 p.m. The event will be taking place at the national park's historic Parade Ground. «GoLocalPDX, Jul 15»
8
Bygones: When Wilmorton residents were asked to take in Alvaston …
Below, Alvaston camp parade ground in 1940. VIEW GALLERY. Bygones: When Wilmorton residents were asked to take in Alvaston camp ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Community notices (July 23)
Celebration will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 22 at the Fort Bayard Museum, located on the west side of the Parade Ground. Celebrate at ... «Silver City Sun-News, Jul 15»
10
Protesters bundled into police truck
Nearly 200 BJP leaders and workers marched from the Parade Ground office of the party to the Secretariat and broke the barricade erected a ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Parade ground [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/parade-ground>. May 2024 ».
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