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

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

Just over a decade later, in November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated during a Texas motorcade, with his wife by his side. — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 16 Aug. 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