Popemobile

American  

[pohp-muh-beel] / ˈpoʊp məˌbil /

noun

(often lowercase)

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

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Popemobile British  

/ ˈpəʊpməˌbiːl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Popemobile

First recorded in 1975–80; Pope + -mobile

Example Sentences

As the Popemobile made its way from the port to the waterfront, people jostled against metal barricades to get a better vantage point for smartphone videos.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the Mass, there were cheers from the crowd when the pontiff appeared in his popemobile as it drove around St Peter's Square and down Via della Conciliazione to the river Tiber and back.

From BBC

The popemobile is one of a number of specially converted vehicles allowing the pontiff to greet huge crowds of well-wishers during official visits.

From BBC

Authorities said 140,000 people had lined the streets, clapping and waving as the hearse - a repurposed white popemobile - crossed the Tiber river and drove past some of Rome's most recognisable sights: the Colosseum, the Forum and the Altare della Patria national monument on Piazza Venezia.

From BBC

Authorities said 140,000 had lined the streets, clapping and waving as the hearse – a repurposed white popemobile – crossed the Tiber river and drove past some of Rome's most recognisable sights: the Colosseum, the Forum and the Altare della Patria national monument on Piazza Venezia.

From BBC