motorcade

[moh-ter-keyd]

noun

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

verb (used without object)

motorcaded, motorcading 

1. to travel by or in a motorcade.

motorcade

/ ˈməʊtəˌkeɪd /

noun

1. a parade of cars or other motor vehicles

Word History and Origins

Origin of motorcade¹

First recorded in 1910–15; motor + -cade

Word History and Origins

Origin of motorcade¹

C20: from _motor + _cavalcade

Example Sentences

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

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I vividly recall New Yorkers applauding his motorcade that October as it passed through a worried city.

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A blizzard of blue confetti enveloped a motorcade of open-top buses ferrying players on a slow crawl through downtown Los Angeles, two days after the team's epic World Series win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

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A motorcade escorted the body to the San Bernardino County coroner’s office.

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A motorcade then escorted the body from the medical center to the San Bernardino County coroner’s office.

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Related Words

• caravan 
• convoy 
• parade