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limousine definition

limou·sine (lim′ə zēn′, lim′ə 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.

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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