limo
Americannoun
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limos
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of limo
1965–70 by shortening; see -o
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Many buyers are entrepreneurs and executives, while some companies use the Maextro as a chauffeur-driven limo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
This zesty country-pop flirtation was composed, per “In My Lifetime’s” notes, “in the back of a limo as we approached the outskirts of Paducah, Kentucky.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
"I get this call from the limo driver, from his security people, saying 'we're coming'," recalls McKechnie.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
An NPR investigation published Tuesday found several documents were removed or withheld from the public database including the tip from the limo driver to the FBI’s national threat operation center.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
We stepped out of the limo in the moonlit courtyard.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
There’s also an air-conditioned garage with room for two stretch limos, plus a 40,000-gallon heated outdoor pool has “granite-like rocks, a waterfall, and spa surrounded by a patio,” according to past listing notes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“As far as I’m concerned all the big stars and fancy limos and fine dressing rooms aren’t worth a thing if you don’t control your film creatively,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
"I wish him nothing but peace but he needs to pay for his own limos," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
During an earlier Russia trip in 2019, Kim had two limos waiting for him at Vladivostok station — a Mercedes Maybach S600 Pullman Guard and a Mercedes Maybach S62.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
From the night sky came a cluster of black limos.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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