Synonyms

motorcade

[moh-ter-keyd] Origin

mo·tor·cade

[moh-ter-keyd] noun, verb, mo·tor·cad·ed, mo·tor·cad·ing.
noun
1.
a procession or parade of automobiles or other motor vehicles.
verb (used without object)
2.
to travel by or in a motorcade.

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Origin:
1910–15; motor + -cade
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motorcade (ˈməʊtəˌkeɪd)
 
n
a parade of cars or other motor vehicles
 
[C20: from motor + cavalcade]

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motorcade
1915, from motor (-car) + suffix from cavalcade.
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