limousine
noun/ˈlɪməziːn/, /ˌlɪməˈziːn/
/ˈlɪməziːn/, /ˌlɪməˈziːn/
(also informal limo)
- a large, expensive, comfortable car
- a long black chauffeur-driven limousine
- They walked back to the waiting limousine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- long
- black
- …
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- (especially North American English) a large vehicle that takes people to and from an airportOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- big
- long
- black
- …
- (especially North American English) a kind of luxury taxi that you can hire for a few hours, especially for a special event with a group of people
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French, feminine adjective meaning ‘of Limousin’, originally denoting a cloak with a cape worn in Limousin, a region of central France: originally the driver's seat of the car was outside in a separate compartment, covered with a canopy.
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