TICKER-TAPE PARADE


Meaning of TICKER-TAPE PARADE in English

/tik"euhr tayp'/

a parade honoring a visiting dignitary, hero, or the like in which confetti, shredded newspapers, or the like are showered into the streets from buildings along the parade route.

[ fr. the former practice of usiing ticker tapes ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .