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motorcade

noun

ˈmō-tər-ˌkād How to pronounce motorcade (audio)
Definition of motorcadenext
as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

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Recent Examples of motorcade The employees attended Vance's speech at the steel plant, where his grandfather worked as a welder for nearly 40 years, and rode in the vice president's motorcade. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026 But what happened afterwards, the little motorcade went out to the airport, and Kennedy gets up, runs up, turns around, waves. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The president and the first lady were in the Beast as the motorcade was making its way around the track before the green flag dropped. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Crowds cheered as the motorcade drove around the track ahead of the race. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorcade
  1. fleet
  2. convoy
  3. procession
  4. parade
Noun
  • Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade international sanctions imposed after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • That makes preventing deployment and routing failures especially important as these fleets expand.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of fleet
Noun
  • The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The following year, a roadside bomb targeted the Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister as his convoy was driving in Gaza.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of convoy
Noun
  • In Corfu, the island’s philharmonics, or local brass bands, accompany the Good Friday processions.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Warren’s attempt to suppress the procession exemplifies the sort of religious prejudices plaguing Italian communities during that period.
    — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of procession
Noun
  • The exemption is designed to apply to cars used primarily in shows, parades, charitable functions and historical exhibitions.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of parade

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motorcade. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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