motorcade

noun

ˈmō-tər-ˌkād How to pronounce motorcade (audio)
Definition of motorcadenext
as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

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Recent Examples of motorcade Tianzhu was one of the most visible sporting venues in China, sitting just off an airport route heavily traveled by motorcades carrying the country’s top leaders. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 Eventually, one by one, the distinguished company slipped back into waiting motorcades. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The bottom of the pool may also have been affected by the presence of heavy equipment and trucks—and a presidential motorcade that drove through at one point—while the coating was being prepared and applied. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 June 2026 It was not known what dignitaries were in the motorcade. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motorcade
  1. fleet
  2. convoy
  3. procession
  4. parade
Noun
  • Sustained Ukrainian drone strikes have hit Russia’s refineries, and tougher Western sanctions have started to bite, like the lower European Union oil price cap and measures targeting Russia’s shadow-fleet enablers.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more closely resemble those from World War II.
    — Noah Robertson, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of fleet
Noun
  • The convoy arrived in the early morning hours after an overnight drive.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities in England consider antisocial driving to include causing unnecessary noise pollution, street racing and cruising in a convoy, among other types of public nuisance.
    — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of convoy
Noun
  • The theft took place during a religious procession known as La Vara, conducted each year in the city of Messina in Sicily to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There is a funeral procession in the morning and a wedding in the afternoon.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of procession
Noun
  • There was a costume parade featuring 38 corgis in diverse outfits including a dinosaur suit, a dress and doggy sports gear.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Victoria Beckham continued her bikini parade while out in Portofino with her husband David and daughter Harper, 15.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of parade

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