motorcade

noun

mo·​tor·​cade ˈmō-tər-ˌkād How to pronounce motorcade (audio)
: 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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Across town from the inaugural speeches and Presidential pardons, high-fashion billionaire balls and limousine motorcades, some traumatized inhabitants of Washington, D.C., were pinning their hopes on two panda cubs at the National Zoo. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025 What To Know According to Reuters, Yoon's motorcade was seen approaching the anti-corruption agency offices on Wednesday. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Yoon's presidential motorcade left the hillside residence where he had been holed up for weeks behind barbed wire barriers and a small army of personal security, and later arrived at the offices of the anti-corruption agency heading the probe. Hyunsu Yim and Ju-Min Park, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025 Carter’s motorcade got to Plains, Georgia, and neared Maranatha Baptist Church, where there will be a more intimate service before Carter is buried on his family’s peanut farm. Sara Dorn, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for motorcade 

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motorcade was in 1910

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcade. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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motorcade

noun
mo·​tor·​cade ˈmōt-ər-ˌkād How to pronounce motorcade (audio)
: a parade of motor vehicles

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