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

Unscripted public appearances thereafter became a rarity and crowds were kept at a distance when Biya's motorcade passed through the capital's streets.

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The presidential motorcade - including two identical limousines nicknamed The Beast and other security and communications vehicles - was flown in on US Air Force transport aircraft.

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Kim Jong Un is a surprise addition - his attendance was only announced at the end of last week - and his armoured train and usual motorcade flanked by bodyguards will add to the spectacle.

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During the day pedestrians are at times being made to wait as roadblocks go up to allow the motorcades of visiting world leaders to pass by quickly.

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He was then swept away to his Turnberry golf resort in South Ayrshire in a motorcade consisting of more than two dozen vehicles, flanked by Police Scotland vehicles and ambulance crews.

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Related Words

• caravan 
• convoy 
• parade