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Aquacade — can refer to:*Billy Rose s Aquacade, an aquatic show *Rhyolite/Aquacade, a US reconnaissance satellite program … Wikipedia
aquacade — (n.) aquatic entertainment, 1937, American English, from AQUA (Cf. aqua) + cade, from CAVALCADE (Cf. cavalcade) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
aquacade — ☆ aquacade [ak′wə kād΄, äk′wi kād΄ ] n. [ AQUA(TIC) + CADE] an aquatic exhibition or entertainment consisting of swimming, diving, etc., often to music … English World dictionary
aquacade — noun Etymology: Aquacade, a water spectacle originally at Cleveland, Ohio Date: 1937 a water spectacle that consists usually of exhibitions of swimming and diving with musical accompaniment … New Collegiate Dictionary
aquacade — |akwə|kād, |äk noun ( s) Etymology: after Aquacade, a water entertainment spectacle at the Cleveland, O. Great Lakes Exposition of 1937 and the New York World s Fair of 1939 40 : a water spectacle that consists usually of exhibitions of swimming… … Useful english dictionary
aquacade — /ak weuh kayd , ah kweuh /, n. an elaborate aquatic performance or exhibition consisting of swimming, diving, etc., usually accompanied by music [1935 40; AQUA + CADE] * * * … Universalium
aquacade — n. musical swimming and diving show … English contemporary dictionary
aquacade — aq·ua·cade … English syllables
aquacade — aq•ua•cade [[t]ˈæk wəˌkeɪd, ˈɑ kwə [/t]] n. sbz an exhibition of skilled swimming and diving to music • Etymology: 1935–40; aqua(tic)+ cade … From formal English to slang
Billy Rose's Aquacade — was a music, dance and swimming show produced by Billy Rose at the Great Lakes Exposition in 1937.Later Aquacade moved to the 1939 New York World s Fair where it was the most successful production of the fair (Lowe). The Art Deco 11,000 seat… … Wikipedia
