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

The president’s motorcade arrived just as the national anthem was being sung, and the president was later shown on a jumbotron and greeted with cheers, according to a text pool report. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Seething supporters gathered near the pens’ main gate, hungry for confrontation, but men in camouflage and tactical vests whisked the two women away to a nearby staging area in a four-vehicle motorcade that slipped almost unnoticed out a side exit. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Her late mother-in-law, Jackie, was also 34 when her husband was assassinated during a motorcade in Dallas in November 1963—months after Stas gifted her the watch. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

After a short ride across the base, the president’s motorcade pulled up the driveway of a brick building that had what looked like a cinderblock elevator shaft across from it. — Sonya Ross For The Atlanta Journal-Contitution, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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