Definitions for motorcade
ˈmoʊ tərˌkeɪdmo·tor·cade

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1. motorcade(noun)

   a procession of people traveling in motor cars

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1. motorcade(Noun)

   A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.

Origin: From cavalcade, taking "-cade" as a suffix with motor replacing the horse sense.

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1. Motorcade

   A motorcade is a procession of vehicles. The term motorcade was coined by Lyle Abbot, and is formed after cavalcade on the false notion that "-cade" was a suffix meaning "procession". In fact, there is no such suffix in either French or Latin, although -cade has now since become a productive suffix in English, leading to the alternative names carcade, autocade, and even Hoovercade. Eric Partridge called the name a "monstrosity", and Lancelot Hogben considered the word to be a "counterfeit coinage". The original suffix in cavalcade is actually "-ade".

How to pronounce motorcade?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of motorcade in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of motorcade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of motorcade in a Sentence

1. Michael Whouley:

   There was a furious scramble to find somebody in the motorcade.

2. State Department spokesman John Kirby:

   Paramedics and a physician were on the scene with the Secretary's motorcade at the time of the accident.

3. Vadim Prokhorov:

   Because if you can do that next to the Kremlin, then is it not possible to do it along the route of the (presidential) motorcade?

4. Air Force veteran Bill Pratt:

   It's an important thing, and I would do something like this every chance I get. Heather Ales told said Heather Ales family has a legacy of military service, and brought two children to see the motorcade pass.

5. Steve Thorson:

   They said yes, and I thought, well I'm going to go for this, i said 'What's the chance of riding in the motorcade?' and they called back and said the Secret Service would whisk me into one of the cars (after greeting the President).

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