aquacade

[ ak-wuh-keyd, ah-kwuh- ]

noun

1. an elaborate aquatic performance or exhibition consisting of swimming, diving, etc., usually accompanied by music

Word History and Origins

Origin of aquacade¹

First recorded in 1935–40; aqua- + -cade

Example Sentences

She developed dancing, modeling and other skills as well; in 1940 she was a bit player in an extravaganza called Aquacade at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco.

From New York Times

The Show Boat was out again the following weekend, blaring aquacade music to eager formations of swimmers.

From The New Yorker

The most ambitious of these was the Billy Rose Aquacade, held in 1940 as part of San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition.

From BBC

The Hippodrome had closed for good that August but the fair had its own giant spectacle in “Billy Rose’s Aquacade,” with Johnny Weissmuller and Eleanor Holm.

From New York Times

Later it was where the performers trained for Billy Rose’s Aquacade, a water carnival that featured Johnny Weissmuller, a competition swimmer better known these days for playing Tarzan in the movies.

From New York Times