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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Vance’s motorcade, according to the Associated Press, was on Vatican territory for just 17 minutes. Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025 Trump has also ordered for the unsealing of documents about the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. JFK was fatally shot during a presidential motorcade in Dallas in November 1963. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 As part of the welcome fanfare in Qatar his motorcade was escorted by royal camels. Mark Kortepeter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Jacquelyn Martin - Pool / Getty Images His motorcade arrived at the Vatican along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Rubio. Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 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 10 Jun. 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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