motorcade
noun
mo·tor·cade
ˈmō-tər-ˌkād 
: a procession of motor vehicles
motorcade
intransitive verb
Examples of motorcade in a Sentence
the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines
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Carter's body will be transferred with ceremony to the hearse upon arrival before the parties will travel by motorcade at 1:15pm to the U.S. Navy Memorial.
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024
Key Facts Carter, who died at age 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, will first be brought to Atlanta by motorcade to lie in repose next Saturday and Sunday before lying in state at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 6, The New York Times reported.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The president arrived to the island off Massachusetts on Tuesday night in front of a small crowd eager to get a view of the motorcade.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The motorcade featured a mix of the typical black Chevy sports utility vehicles and Ford trucks, plus the lone electric vehicle.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024
Key Facts Carter, who died at age 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, will first be brought to Atlanta by motorcade to lie in repose next Saturday and Sunday before lying in state at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 6, The New York Times reported.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The president arrived to the island off Massachusetts on Tuesday night in front of a small crowd eager to get a view of the motorcade.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The motorcade featured a mix of the typical black Chevy sports utility vehicles and Ford trucks, plus the lone electric vehicle.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcade. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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motorcade
noun
mo·tor·cade
ˈmōt-ər-ˌkād
: a parade of motor vehicles
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