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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And in 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with killing Kennedy, who was shot while riding in a Dallas motorcade. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2024 Trump left the golf course in his motorcade a couple of hours later and headed back to Mar-a-Lago. Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024 When House Republicans invited Trump to a closed-door session on Capitol Hill, Musk tagged along, the window of his car in Trump’s motorcade labeled GUEST 1. Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024 As Trump's motorcade rolled down Michigan Avenue, the street was lined with both supporters and opponents. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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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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