motorcade
noun
mo·tor·cade
ˈmō-tər-ˌkād 
: a procession of motor vehicles
motorcade
intransitive verb
Examples of motorcade in a Sentence
the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines
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Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.
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Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
The finding warranted a further investigation and caused the presidential motorcade to take a different route than normal, Leavitt said.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
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
About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
The finding warranted a further investigation and caused the presidential motorcade to take a different route than normal, Leavitt said.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2026
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
About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcade. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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motorcade
noun
mo·tor·cade
ˈmōt-ər-ˌkād
: a parade of motor vehicles
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