limousine

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

noun

1. any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
2. a large sedan or small bus, especially one for transporting passengers to and from an airport, between train stations, etc.
3. 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.

limousine

/ ˈlɪməˌziːn; ˌlɪməˈziːn /

noun

1. any large and luxurious car, esp one that has a glass division between the driver and passengers
2. a former type of car in which the roof covering the rear seats projected over the driver's compartment

Word History and Origins

Origin of limousine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of limousine¹

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

Example Sentences

She approached several limousine drivers, including one who claimed to work for Combs, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

“I remember being driven in a chauffeured limousine through the incredibly impressive entrance gates to Barrow Green Court and the long driveway up to a massive brick house,” she says.

From BBC

Cohn quickly schools him up in his limousine about the reality and facts of the case against him and his father about the accusations of racial discrimination in their housing project.

From Salon

Minutes later, a limousine carrying the first group of suitors drove up.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2016, he was working for a private charter company, piloting the equivalent of an airborne limousine.

From Los Angeles Times

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