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# limousine

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

«limousine» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#m1)
2. (US, Canada) A van or bus that carries passengers to and from an airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#x1)
- The film star stepped out of a long black limousine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#x2)
- For her birthday treat, they rode in a stretch limo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#x3)
- The president's limousine is bulletproof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#x4)
- A chauffeur drove the limousine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#x5)
- The airport limousine took us to the hotel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#x6)
- The limo was so long it couldn't turn the corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «limousine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limousine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«limousine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/limousine.html) on Mova free.