noun
float
A decorated platform moved along a parade route.
A float covered in flowers rolls down the parade route.
Etymology
The parade name developed from decorated floating platforms used in celebrations. It remained when similar displays were carried on wheeled platforms along streets.
More examples
- Volunteers decorate the float before the parade begins.
- Children wave from a float shaped like a castle.
- A marching band follows the last two floats.
Forms
float · floats
Similar words
- platform
- A raised surface, not necessarily decorated or moved in parades.