motorcade

noun

mo·​tor·​cade ˈmō-tər-ˌkād 

: a procession of motor vehicles

motorcade intransitive verb

Synonyms

• fleet
• convoy
• procession
• parade

Examples of motorcade in a Sentence

the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

Recent Examples on the Web

Argentina's President Javier Milei (L) and his sister, Secretary General of the Presidency Karina Milei, lead a motorcade during a rally ahead of legislative provincial elections in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on August 27, 2025. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

Residents also complained to the BBC throughout the week that, politics aside, Vance’s motorcade was crowding country streets and complicating daily travel. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025

Darren Staples | Afp | Getty Images Footage shared online also appeared to show that roads had been cleared to allow for the passage of Vance’s large motorcade, with a U.K. police escort accompanying the convoy. —Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025

Sirens blared as the motorcade whizzed down Pennsylvania Avenue. —Eric Cortellessa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for motorcade

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

Kids Definition

motorcade

noun

mo·​tor·​cade ˈmōt-ər-ˌkād 

: a parade of motor vehicles