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.
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There was its use as a military parade ground, the various labor and antiwar protests, the concerts and drag festivals and the 1988 clash between protestors and police officers over issues including homelessness, gentrification and a 1 a.m. curfew.
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Miya Lee, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Things stepped up around 2012, when London placed a 15,000-seat beach volleyball court in the Horse Guards Parade, the ceremonial parade ground in St James’s Park in central London.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
There were also endless loops of morning, afternoon and evening roll-call assemblies on the parade grounds — 8:45 a.m. for 9 a.m. flag raising, 1:45 p.m. for lunch, 3:45 p.m. afternoon roll call, 6:15 p.m. assembly.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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
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Miya Lee, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Things stepped up around 2012, when London placed a 15,000-seat beach volleyball court in the Horse Guards Parade, the ceremonial parade ground in St James’s Park in central London.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
There were also endless loops of morning, afternoon and evening roll-call assemblies on the parade grounds — 8:45 a.m. for 9 a.m. flag raising, 1:45 p.m. for lunch, 3:45 p.m. afternoon roll call, 6:15 p.m. assembly.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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
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“Parade ground(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parade%20ground%28s%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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