limousine

(lim′ə zēn, limə zēn′)

noun

  1. a former kind of automobile with a closed compartment seating three or more passengers and the top extended forward over the driver's seat
  2. any large, luxurious sedan, esp. one driven by a chauffeur and with a glass partition separating the driver and passengers
  3. ☆ a buslike sedan used to carry passengers to or from an airport, train station, etc.

Origin: Fr, lit., cloak, cape: from the costume worn in Limousin

See limousine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile usually driven by a chauffeur and sometimes having a partition separating the passenger compartment from the driver's seat.
  2. A van or small bus used to carry passengers on a regular route, as between an airport and a downtown area.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , perhaps after Limousin

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