motorcade

noun

mo·​tor·​cade ˈmō-tər-ˌkād 

: a procession of motor vehicles

motorcade intransitive verb

Synonyms of motorcade

• 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

Dozens of firefighters, EMTs, state and local police and residents could be seen stopped on the side of roads to salute the hearse and large motorcade escorting it. —Riley Rourke, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026

He was then expected to head by motorcade to a location in the city for processing before being held in jail. —Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2026

About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport. —Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026

On November 22, 1963, the president was shot twice by Lee Harvey Oswald while riding in a motorcade through Dallas; he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Parkland Memorial Hospital. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 Dec. 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