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limousine

/ˈlɪməzin/
/ˈlɪməzin/
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Other forms: limousines

A limousine is a fancy car that's driven by a special driver. Some high school kids hire limousines to take them and their friends to the prom.

Some limousines are unusually long, stretched-out versions of regular sedans, while others are merely large and luxurious. The passengers in a limousine sit in the back, sometimes separated from the driver, or chauffeur, by a partition. Wealthy people might own their limousines, but most people rent them for special occasions like weddings. In the US, the word is also used to mean a more ordinary type of hired car: "I'll just take a limousine to the airport."

Definitions of limousine
  1. noun
    large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
    synonyms: limo
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    types:
    berlin
    a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
    type of:
    auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar
    a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
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/ˈlɪməzin/
UK
/ˈlɪməzin/
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