motorcade

American  

[moh-ter-keyd] / ˈmoʊ tərˌkeɪd /

noun

1. a procession or parade of automobiles or other motor vehicles.

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verb (used without object)

motorcaded, motorcading

1. to travel by or in a motorcade.

motorcade British  

/ ˈməʊtəˌkeɪd /

noun

1. a parade of cars or other motor vehicles

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Etymology

Origin of motorcade

First recorded in 1910–15; motor + -cade

Example Sentences

Minutes before Zelensky’s motorcade arrived club members splashed in a pool at the edge of the property.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the eve of the 1976 election, President Gerald Ford wanted to hold a motorcade parade in Grand Rapids, where he grew up.

From The Wall Street Journal

In June, Air Force Two landed in Butte, Montana, where Vice President JD Vance transferred to a motorcade of black SUVs that shuttled him south to a sprawling cattle operation near Yellowstone National Park.

From Salon

Among the Lebanese and Vatican flags being waved as his motorcade drove from Beirut's airport, there were Hezbollah flags too.

From BBC

After the ceremony, the newly inaugurated president will then travel to Áras an Uachtaráin, the official home of the Irish president, via motorcade.

From BBC

Related Words

• caravan
• convoy
• parade