- limousine
- n.
1) to hire; take a limousine
2) an airport; bulletproof limousine
* * *['lɪməziːn]bulletproof limousinetake a limousinean airportto hire
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
limousine
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limousine — [ limuzin ] n. f. • 1836; de limousin 1 ♦ Vieilli Pèlerine d étoffe grossière que portent les bergers. Le berger « se dépouille de sa lourde limousine de bure » (Giono). 2 ♦ (1903) Automobile à quatre portes et six glaces. « La limousine noire [ … Encyclopédie Universelle
Limousine — Sf geschlossenes Fahrzeug erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. limousine m./(f.), ursprünglich: eine Art Mantel . Ebenso nndl. limousine, ne. limousine, nfrz. (obs.) limousine, nschw. limousin, nnorw. limousin. Das französische… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Limousine — Li mou*sine , n. [Cf. F. limousine a kind of cloak, fr. Limousin, an old province in central France.] an elongated, luxurious automobile, designed to be driven by a chauffeur and often having a glass partition between the driver s seat and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limousine — (n.) 1902, enclosed automobile with open driver s seat, from Fr. limousine, from Limousin, region in central France, originally an adjective referring to its chief city, Limoges, from L. Lemovices, name of a people who lived near there, perhaps… … Etymology dictionary
Limousine — Limousine: Die Bezeichnung für einen Personenkraftwagen mit festem Verdeck (oder Schiebedach) wurde um 1900 aus gleichbed. frz. limousine entlehnt. Das frz. Wort bedeutet eigentlich »weiter, großer Schutzmantel« (wie ihn ursprünglich besonders… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Limousine — Limousine,die:⇨Auto(1) … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
limousine — ► NOUN ▪ a large, luxurious car. ORIGIN French, originally denoting a caped cloak worn in the region of Limousin; the car originally had an outside driving seat and an enclosed passenger compartment that was likened to the cloak … English terms dictionary
limousine — [lim΄ə zēn′, lim′ə zēn΄] n. [Fr, lit., cloak, cape: from the costume worn in LIMOUSIN] 1. a former kind of automobile with a closed compartment seating three or more passengers and the top extended forward over the driver s seat 2. any large,… … English World dictionary
Limousine — A limousine (or limo) is a longer than normal luxury car. The chassis may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coach builder, traditionally black or white in color. Limousines are most commonly driven by chauffeurs and… … Wikipedia
Limousine — Tatra 700 Limousine mit vier Türen BMW 3er (E30) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Limousine — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Limousine », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) La limousine, une race bovine. La limousine … Wikipédia en Français
