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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Nonetheless, The News caught Duffy exiting a motorcade and boarding a B train at the DeKalb Ave. station in Brooklyn.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Scholars say the files that President Donald Trump ordered to be released showed nothing undercutting the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone Nov. 22, 1963, in fatally shooting Kennedy as his motorcade finished a parade route in Dallas.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
The task force's Republican chair opened the proceedings by questioning the Warren Commission investigation's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in fatally shooting Kennedy as his motorcade finished a parade route in downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Kennedy was killed on a visit to Dallas, when his motorcade was finishing its parade route downtown and shots rang out from the Texas School Book Depository building.
—Dave Collins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Scholars say the files that President Donald Trump ordered to be released showed nothing undercutting the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone Nov. 22, 1963, in fatally shooting Kennedy as his motorcade finished a parade route in Dallas.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
The task force's Republican chair opened the proceedings by questioning the Warren Commission investigation's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in fatally shooting Kennedy as his motorcade finished a parade route in downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Kennedy was killed on a visit to Dallas, when his motorcade was finishing its parade route downtown and shots rang out from the Texas School Book Depository building.
—Dave Collins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcade. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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motorcade
noun
mo·tor·cade
ˈmōt-ər-ˌkād
: a parade of motor vehicles
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