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limousine

 
 
 
/ˌlɪməˈziːn/ /ˈlɪməʊ/ noun [C] TRANSPORT

Definition

a large, expensive car driven by a paid driver: Fourteen people fit inside the stretch limousine that took us to the gallery opening. a chauffer-driven limousine
US a small bus or van to take people to and from an airport: The limousine dropped us at the international terminal. Two buses he uses for his limousine service were painted purple and gold.
(Definition of limousine noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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