brougham

American  

[broo-uhm, broom, broh-uhm] / ˈbru əm, brum, ˈbroʊ əm /

noun

1. a four-wheeled, boxlike, closed carriage for two or four persons, having the driver's perch outside.

2. Automotive.

   1. (formerly) a limousine having an open driver's compartment.

   2. an early type of automobile resembling a coupé, often powered by an electric motor.

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brougham British  

/ ˈbruːəm, bruːm /

noun

1. a four-wheeled horse-drawn closed carriage having a raised open driver's seat in front

2. obsolete a large car with an open compartment at the front for the driver

3. obsolete an early electric car

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Etymology

Origin of brougham

1850–55; named after Lord Brougham (1778–1868), English statesman

Example Sentences

Stately President Ellen Fitz Pendleton and her electric brougham were succeeded by trim Mildred McAfee Horton and her Pontiac.

From Time Magazine Archive

And where car nomenclature once connoted carriage-trade�victoria, brougham, landau�the new names and models now smack of high compression�Monza, Le Mans, J-TR, Spyder, Grand Prix.

From Time Magazine Archive

The parrot had finally gotten loose from its tether and was now serving as navigator, flying after the brougham and then swooping back toward the pursuing pirates to show them which way to go.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

They rode in silence for the better part of an hour, until Timothy brought the brougham to a stop just before the crest of a hill, near the forest’s edge.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The Ashtons’ brougham was in Drury Lane, directly in front of the theater, with Old Timothy in the driver’s seat.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood