limo
Syllables: lim·o/ˈlɪm.əʊ̯/UK/ˈlɪm.əʊ̯/
limo is the clipping of limousine.
Meaning of limousine
Noun
limousine (plural limousines)
- An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
- An automobile with such a body.
- Synonyms:
- limo
- A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur.
- It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “His Own People”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 6
- Synonyms:
- limo
- An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses.
- Synonyms:
- shuttle
Forms of limo
| plural | limos |
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Origin of limo
Clipping of limousine. First attested in 1929.
Words formed from limo
Questions about limo
- What is limo the clipping of?
- Limo is the clipping of limousine.
- How do you pronounce limo?
- Limo is pronounced /ˈlɪm.əʊ̯/.
Words near limo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: limo (page history and authors); limousine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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