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A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.
JFK was assassinated in a motorcade.
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motorcade — n. a procession of people traveling in motor cars. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motorcade — (n.) 1909, from MOTOR (Cf. motor ) + suffix from CAVALCADE (Cf. cavalcade) … Etymology dictionary
motorcade — *procession, parade, cortege, cavalcade … New Dictionary of Synonyms
motorcade — [n] procession of motor vehicles caravan, convoy, parade; concepts 432,503 … New thesaurus
motorcade — ► NOUN ▪ a procession of motor vehicles. ORIGIN from MOTOR(Cf. ↑motor), on the pattern of cavalcade … English terms dictionary
motorcade — ☆ motorcade [mōt′ərkād΄ ] n. [ MOTOR + CADE] a procession of automobiles or other motor vehicles, specif., as an escort for an important person … English World dictionary
Motorcade — Presidential motorcade transporting then U.S. President George W. Bush in North Carolina, July 2005 A motorcade (convoy, carcade, autocade) is a procession of vehicles. The term motorcade was coined by Lyle Abbot (in 1912 or 1913 when… … Wikipedia
motorcade — [[t]mo͟ʊtə(r)keɪd[/t]] motorcades N COUNT A motorcade is a line of slow moving cars carrying important people, usually as part of a public ceremony. At times the president s motorcade slowed to a crawl … English dictionary
motorcade — UK [ˈməʊtə(r)ˌkeɪd] / US [ˈmoʊtərˌkeɪd] noun [countable] Word forms motorcade : singular motorcade plural motorcades a group of cars travelling with someone very important … English dictionary
motorcade — noun Date: 1913 a procession of motor vehicles • motorcade intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
motorcade — /moh teuhr kayd /, n., v., motorcaded, motorcading. n. 1. a procession or parade of automobiles or other motor vehicles. v.i. 2. to travel by or in a motorcade. [1910 15; MOTOR + CADE] * * * … Universalium
