limousine

American  

[lim-uh-zeen, lim-uh-zeen] / ˈlɪm əˌzin, ˌlɪm əˈzin /

noun

1. any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.

2. a large sedan or small bus, especially one for transporting passengers to and from an airport, between train stations, etc.

3. a former type of automobile having a permanently enclosed compartment for from three to five persons, with a roof projecting forward over the driver's seat in front.

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limousine British  

/ ˈlɪməˌziːn, ˌlɪməˈziːn /

noun

1. any large and luxurious car, esp one that has a glass division between the driver and passengers

2. a former type of car in which the roof covering the rear seats projected over the driver's compartment

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Etymology

Origin of limousine

1900–05; < French: kind of motorcar, special use of limousine long cloak, so called because worn by the shepherds of Limousin

Example Sentences

The access fee increase affects companies such as Uber, Lyft, as well as taxi and limousine companies that operate at the airport.

From Los Angeles Times

The increases will also apply to black car, taxi and limousine drivers who currently don’t pay anything to drop off passengers curbside at the airport.

From Los Angeles Times

In my neighborhood, the only time you ever saw a limousine was behind a hearse at a funeral.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the cars at the funeral had been limousines, not SUVs.

From Literature

Or, if they were Pelicarnassus, they rode in limousines with a private driver employed by their mother.

From Literature

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