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motorcade
[
moh
-ter-keyd
]
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mo·tor·cade
/
ˈmoʊ
tərˌkeɪd
/
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[
moh
-ter-keyd
]
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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
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
motorcade
1915, from
motor
(-car) + suffix from
cavalcade
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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