as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management the next part of the parade was a motorcade of fire engines

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Recent Examples of motorcade Hart didn’t detail what those changes would be, but his statement could help explain the NYPD’s presence in Meghan’s multi-vehicle motorcade last Thursday night. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025 As the motorcade made its way to the airport, a last-minute federal hearing on the matter was underway in Washington. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 As many as 300,000 people are expected to line the 3.5-mile motorcade route that will bring Francis’ coffin from the Vatican through the center of Rome to the basilica after the funeral. Nicole Winfield and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 And now the motorcade with Ukrainian flags departs the WH pic.twitter.com/5EHql9aV6c — Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) April 23, 2025 White House and Treasury Department officials also declined to comment. Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorcade
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Noun
  • Estonia said that a Russian military jet violated its airspace on May 13 after the Estonian Navy tried to stop the tanker Jaguar, believed to be in Moscow's shadow fleet that circumvents oil sanctions.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
  • Improving idling times across the fleet during loading and unloading through technological advancements and educational efforts among our drivers.
    Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Lynch allowed one run in 2 ⅔ innings, but the convoy of relief arms faltered down the stretch.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
  • When local security teams, backed by Hamas, arrived to secure the convoy, Hamas’ Government Media Office said multiple Israeli strikes targeted the site, killing six.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Because teams are allowed to change tires during a red flag, most of the grid took the opportunity to make the swap, and the top 10 became a procession, those spots remaining unchanged from start to finish.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Family members, escorted by Mexican Navy personnel, joined a procession to the Heroic Military Naval School for the memorial ceremony, El Universal reported.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Walker will offer a keynote address at a wreath-laying ceremony before the parade.
    Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • Army will pay for any damage to city of DC in June 14 military parade.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 May 2025

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