1 levade | Definition of levade

levade

noun
le·​vade | \ ləˈväd\
plural -s

Definition of levade

: a show-ring movement in which a horse raises the forequarters, brings the hindquarters under him, and balances with haunches deeply bent and forelegs drawn up

History and Etymology for levade

German, from French lever to raise (from Latin levare) + -ade

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