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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After leaving his house in a motorcade on Monday, Yoon, who has denied all charges against him, entered the Seoul Central District Court wearing a dark navy suit and red tie. Joyce Lee, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 The pope’s motorcade then left the hospital, passed the Vatican and made a brief stop at St. Mary Major basilica, where Francis has often visited after hospital stays. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025 As soon as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emerged out of his motorcade at the West Wing, President Donald Trump immediately took a dig at his sartorial choice. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 If the president travels to the U.S. Capitol in his motorcade, the press pool will accompany him. Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 26 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 22 Apr. 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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