limousine

[ lim-uh-zeen, lim-uh-zeen ]

/ ˈlɪm əˌzin, ˌlɪm əˈzin /

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noun

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

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

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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Origin of limousine

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

Words nearby limousine

Limoges, Limón, limonene, limonite, Limousin, limousine, limousine liberal, limp, limpet, limpid, limpkin

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How to use limousine in a sentence

It may not have been the same as being chauffeured around in a limousine, but it sure felt that way—for both of us.
Smart haulers: Nissan Pathfinder and Ford Expedition|Joe Phillips|September 17, 2022|Washington Blade
Former cheerleader and marketing manager Tiffani Johnston told the Committee that Snyder put his hand on her thigh under the table at a team dinner, and later, pressed his hand into her back to coerce her to ride in a limousine with him.
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A white stretch limousine took Tupac off to a private plane that awaited at the local airport.
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"She looked me in the eye," one limousine driver recalled, surprised and grateful.
The Day the Fairytale Died|Marilyn Johnson|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The ride arrived, and it was a limousine-type car with a Virginia plate,” he recalled.
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Abdi worked with his brother in a mobile phone store, as a DJ, and most recently, a limousine driver.
Barkhad Abdi: From Limo Driver to Oscar Contender|Tim Teeman|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Knowing of their poverty, Jackson even sent a limousine to drive the entire family.
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Mr. Cordyce smiled about his eyes as he closed his desk, ordered his limousine, and went out and locked the door of his office.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
In the street a luxurious limousine was tooting for a ramshackle prairie schooner to turn to one side.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
Ill bet some day Ill see you rolling down the avenue in a fine limousine just like Mrs. Van Astorbilt.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
It was warm in his limousine, which was electrically heated.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
He would find her and the green limousine chap with whom he would have a reckoning.
The Secret Witness|George Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for limousine

limousine

/ (ˈlɪməˌziːn, ˌlɪməˈziːn) /

noun

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

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

Word Origin for limousine

C20: from French, literally: cloak (originally one worn by shepherds in Limousin), hence later applied to the car

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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