limousine

«limousine» in Mova's school dictionary: A large, expensive, comfortable car, often with a long… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a limousine, limousines; informal: limo, limos)

meaning for a pupil

1) A large, expensive, comfortable car, often with a long body and a driver (chauffeur), sometimes with a glass wall between driver and passengers. tree →

2) (US, Canada) A van or bus that carries passengers to and from an airport. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories, limousines are for weddings, proms, film stars and presidents; children may imagine arriving at a party in a stretch limo. In news, the president's limousine is armoured for safety. Phrases: stretch limousine, ride in a limo, airport limousine.

examples

• The bride arrived at the church in a white limousine. tree →
• The film star stepped out of a long black limousine. tree →
• For her birthday treat, they rode in a stretch limo. tree →
• The president's limousine is bulletproof. tree →
• A chauffeur drove the limousine. tree →
• The airport limousine took us to the hotel. tree →
• The limo was so long it couldn't turn the corner. tree →

note

Countable. Short form: limo (informal), plural limos. Pronounced LIM-uh-zeen. Spelling: l-i-m-o-u-s-i-n-e.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «limousine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.