limousine
Americannoun
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any large, luxurious automobile, especially one driven by a chauffeur.
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a large sedan or small bus, especially one for transporting passengers to and from an airport, between train stations, etc.
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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.
noun
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any large and luxurious car, esp one that has a glass division between the driver and passengers
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a former type of car in which the roof covering the rear seats projected over the driver's compartment
Etymology
Origin of limousine
1900–05; < French: kind of motorcar, special use of limousine long cloak, so called because worn by the shepherds of Limousin
Example Sentences
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In my neighborhood, the only time you ever saw a limousine was behind a hearse at a funeral.
But the cars at the funeral had been limousines, not SUVs.
From Literature
Or, if they were Pelicarnassus, they rode in limousines with a private driver employed by their mother.
From Literature
My daughters shared popcorn and watched with rapt attention as the contestants vying for Matt James’s heart made their grand entrances from a limousine.
There was a two-story parking garage where patrons could have their limousines serviced as well as casitas to rent for the season and a dormitory for working women above the shops.
From Los Angeles Times
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