Standard Lemma guide

motorcade

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌməʊtə(ɹ)ˈkeɪd/
  • /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌkeɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M OW1 T ER0 K EY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • JFK was assassinated in a motorcade.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To travel in a motorcade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a procession of people traveling in motor cars

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: procession

History

Etymology

Blend of motor + cavalcade.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 車隊 /车队 (chēduì) — procession of cars
  • Chinese Mandarin: 汽車行列 /汽车行列 (qìchē hángliè) — procession of cars
  • Dutch: autocolonne — procession of cars
  • Estonian: autokolonn — procession of cars
  • Finnish: autokulkue — procession of cars
  • French: cortège motorisé — procession of cars
  • Georgian: ავტოკოლონა (avṭoḳolona) — procession of cars
  • German: Autokolonne — procession of cars
  • German: Wagenkolonne — procession of cars
  • Greek: αυτοκινητοπομπή (aftokinitopompí) — procession of cars
  • Hungarian: autósor — procession of cars
  • Icelandic: bílalest — procession of cars
  • Italian: corteo di automobili — procession of cars
  • Italian: corteo di auto — procession of cars
  • Italian: sfilata di automobili — procession of cars
  • Japanese: 車列 (sharetsu) — procession of cars
  • Eastern Mari: автоколонно (avtokolonno) — procession of cars
  • Polish: parada samochodowa — procession of cars
  • Portuguese: carreata — procession of cars
  • Portuguese: cortejo automóvel — procession of cars
  • Russian: автоколо́нна (avtokolónna) — procession of cars
  • Serbo-Croatian: моторизирана пратња — procession of cars
  • Serbo-Croatian: motorizirana pratnja — procession of cars
  • Spanish: caravana — procession of cars
  • Swedish: bilkortege — procession of cars
  • Welsh: modurgad — procession of cars