motorcade

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motorcade

  • /ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/
  • /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌkeɪd/

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Blend of motor + cavalcade.

noun motorcades

  1. collective A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures. JFK was assassinated in a motorcade.

verb motorcades · motorcading · motorcaded

  1. intransitive To travel in a motorcade. We then motorcaded to our hotel to change into formal wear[…]

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noun procession of cars

Españolcaravana
日本語車列 sharetsu
中文車隊 /车队 chēduì, 汽車行列 /汽车行列 qìchē hángliè
Portuguêscarreata, cortejo automóvel
Françaiscortège motorisé
DeutschAutokolonne, Wagenkolonne
Italianocorteo di automobili, corteo di auto, sfilata di automobili
Ελληνικάαυτοκινητοπομπή aftokinitopompí
Русскийавтоколо́нна avtokolónna

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@misc{motorcade_2026,
  title = {motorcade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/motorcade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}