a line of vehicles including one or more that famous or important people are travelling in (载着要人的)车队 The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。 The royal couple arrived in separate motorcades. 这对皇家夫妇分乘不同的车队抵达。 There was an attack on the presidential motorcade. 总统车队遇袭。
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from motor, on the pattern of cavalcade.