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

In December, O’Brien put out a call to Cybertruck owners, asking them to be part of a special motorcade to escort home an 8-year-old boy from Liberty who was receiving treatment at Children’s Mercy Hospital. —Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025

The president and first lady were seen getting into the motorcade at just after 8.30 p.m. ET in a short motorcade to the Capitol. —Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025

The motorcade is now making the short drive from the White House to the Capitol, where Trump is scheduled to address Congress shortly after 9 p.m. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, a top White House adviser, was spotted by reporters leaving the White House before the Trumps. —Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025

Riding the upper deck with Fenoglio was like being part of a rock-and-roll royal motorcade. —Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 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