Limousine — meaning in English

English meaning

• limousine noun A large, luxurious car, often with a stretched body and a driver, used for chauffeuring passengers in comfort.
• sedan noun A car with a separate boot and a fixed roof, seating passengers in an enclosed cabin.

Senses

Limousine is used for these senses in English:

• limousine A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]
• sedan An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
• sedan (US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.

limousine — full definition

1. noun A large, luxurious car, often with a stretched body and a driver, used for chauffeuring passengers in comfort.
2. noun A shuttle vehicle, such as a van or minibus, used to transport passengers to or from an airport.

sedan — full definition

1. noun A car with a separate boot and a fixed roof, seating passengers in an enclosed cabin.
2. noun Historically, an enclosed chair for one person, carried on poles by bearers.

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