motorcade

noun

mo·​tor·​cade ˈmō-tər-ˌkād 

: a procession of motor vehicles

motorcade intransitive verb

Synonyms

• armada
• caravan
• cavalcade
• fleet
• line
• train

Examples of motorcade in a Sentence

the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

Recent Examples on the Web

As the motorcade made its way to the airport, a last-minute federal hearing on the matter was underway in Washington. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

As many as 300,000 people are expected to line the 3.5-mile motorcade route that will bring Francis’ coffin from the Vatican through the center of Rome to the basilica after the funeral. —Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025

And now the motorcade with Ukrainian flags departs the WH pic.twitter.com/5EHql9aV6c — Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) April 23, 2025 White House and Treasury Department officials also declined to comment. —Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2025

The Duchess of Sussex arrived in the Big Apple in a four-vehicle motorcade. —Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 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