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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The presidential motorcade remained on the apron in the corners instead of taking to the high-banked turns. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025 Some witnesses, including law enforcement officers, reported hearing shots from the front of Kennedy's motorcade, contradicting the government's lone-gunman conclusion. Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 Kennedy was fatally shot in downtown Dallas as his motorcade passed in front of the Texas School Book Depository building, where 24-year-old assassin Lee Harvey Oswald positioned himself from a sniper’s perch on the sixth floor. Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 The president exited the plane holding an umbrella and immediately entered the motorcade. Owen Hayes, NBC News, 10 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 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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