Popemobile

[ pohp-muh-beel ]

noun(often lowercase)

Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass.

Origin of Popemobile

First recorded in 1975–80; Pope + -mobile

Words Nearby Popemobile

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Popemobile in a sentence

After the ceremony, the pope ditched his mitre and ceremonial robes and hopped into the Popemobile for a spin around the square.
Onscene as Pope Francis Makes Saints of John Paul II and John XXIII | Barbie Latza Nadeau | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He has opted for Fiat cars instead of the armored Mercedes “Popemobile” favored by his predecessors.
Germany’s Bishop of Bling | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He rode in the Popemobile and held the papal umbrella when the pontiff had to be out in the rain.
Did the Pope’s Butler, Paolo Gabriele, Really Do It? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Popemobile

Popemobile

/ (ˈpəʊpməˌbiːl) /

nouninformal

a small open-top car used by the Pope to move amongst crowds

Origin of Popemobile

C20: pope + -mobile

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

Browse