parade ground(s)

noun

: a place where troops assemble regularly for parade : a place where parades begin
a military parade ground
Meet me at the parade grounds after the fireworks.

Examples of parade ground(s) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The troops in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats were led onto the parade ground by their mascot, an Irish wolfhound named Seamus. Jill Lawless The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024 Instead, other family members watched the 2022 festivities from the Major General's Office, which overlooks the parade grounds. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024 Crowds waned until the parade ground to a halt in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately never returned. Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024 Basic training graduations on the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland parade grounds were a celebrated ritual until the coronavirus pandemic stopped it cold. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2022 And in the end, the crowd scrambled down from aluminum bleachers and quietly walked from the parade grounds. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2022 The couple will view the Horse Guards Parade on Thursday from the Major General's Office, which overlooks the parade grounds, along with other grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth who are not taking part in the carriage procession or balcony appearance, like Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Stephanie Petit and Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2022 The Congress Hall begun by the Nazis near the parade grounds was never finished, and today houses a documentation center about Nuremberg's history during the Nazi era. David Rising, Star Tribune, 19 Nov. 2020 Meanwhile, King Charles waved his top hat as the national anthem played during his arrival to the parade grounds. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023

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“Parade ground(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parade%20ground%28s%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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