motorcade

noun, verb — 2 senses

motorcade

noun

/ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/ · /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌkeɪd/

Etymology Blend of motor + cavalcade.

1

A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.

  • JFK was assassinated in a motorcade.
  • The aide rides, along with the president's physician, in the “control car,” third in line in the motorcade.1994, Herbert L. Abrams, The President Has Been Shot: Confusion, Disability, and the 25th Amendment, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 126:

motorcade

verb

Etymology Blend of motor + cavalcade.

1

To travel in a motorcade.

  • We then motorcaded to our hotel to change into formal wear[…]2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 147:

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