- motorcade
- mo|tor|cade [ `moutər,keıd ] noun counta group of cars traveling with someone very important
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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