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limousine
[ lim-uh-zeen, lim-uh-zeen ]
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.
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
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51Թ 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
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of limousine1
C20: from French, literally: cloak (originally one worn by shepherds in Limousin ), hence later applied to the car
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He shunned the papal limousine and insisted on sharing the bus taking other cardinals home.
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In the guitar-powered slow burn, she recounts hating high school and escaping to the city where she encountered “Drag queens in limousines / Nuns in blue jeans / Dreamers with big dreams.”
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Companies that charter buses for sporting events or limousines for special occasions use this permit, according to the CPUC’s website.
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Hill was riding on a car behind the Kennedy limousine when the first shot rang out.
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On their departure, hundreds of fans mobbed their limousine.
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