LIMOUSINE Definition & Meaning

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limousine

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

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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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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog 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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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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"I always say, the bigger the talent, the smaller the limousine. And he was incredibly humble," he says.

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