noun
military review; march past
A formal military ceremony where troops march past a reviewing officer.
観閲式の後、分列式が行われた。
After the reviewing ceremony, the march past was held.
観閲式 is the reviewing ceremony where officers inspect troops, while 分列式 is the subsequent march past.
Compound of 分列 (bunretsu, 'filing off in columns') + 式 (shiki, 'ceremony').