motorcade

noun

mo·​tor·​cade ˈmō-tər-ˌkād How to pronounce motorcade (audio)
: 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
Recent Examples on the Web Next, his motorcade wound its way to a second event at a public golf course, called Pleasant View, just outside the city. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024 The driver’s transcript is the most detailed firsthand account so far of how Mr. Trump behaved inside his presidential motorcade that day, traveling the short distance from the White House to the Ellipse. Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Biden arrived a bit late, just after 9:15 P.M.; his motorcade, in a sign of the fractious times, had to take the long way from the White House to avoid a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters that sought to block his route. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024 Spivey was also part of the president's visit to Milwaukee in December, riding with Biden in the motorcade and introducing him onstage at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce. Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024 Police motorcades had to calm riots outside overcapacity shows. Tracy Kawalik, SPIN, 5 Mar. 2024 Trump's motorcade arrived at the courthouse in Fort Pierce shortly after 9 a.m. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024 On Tuesday, the Carter motorcade will move to Emory University's Glenn Memorial Church for the private tribute service. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023 When Omarosa Manigault Newman wrenched her ankle while rushing to join a motorcade in January 2017, the Trump aide and former reality TV star sought help from the White House Medical Unit — a military-run clinic that promised free, on-demand care to senior officials. Michael Kranish, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of motorcade was in 1910

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“Motorcade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcade. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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motorcade

noun
mo·​tor·​cade ˈmōt-ər-ˌkād How to pronounce motorcade (audio)
: a parade of motor vehicles

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