noun
Meaning 1
A kind of parade involving school students.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Phrase guide
snake dance
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noun
Meaning 2
A dance performed with a live snake as a prop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance
noun
Meaning 4
a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: file, single file, Indian file
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