limousine
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
limousine /ˈlɪməziːn, ˌlɪməˈziːn/
▶noun a large, luxurious car, typically with a partition behind the driver.
■ chiefly N. Amer. a passenger vehicle carrying people to and from an airport.
word history: Limousine entered English from French in the early 20th century and is derived from Limousin, a region in central France. The car acquired its name from a type of caped cloak worn by cart drivers in Limousin: early limousines had an outside driving seat and an enclosed passenger compartment, the roof of which was likened to the cart driver's cloak.
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