Popemobile
Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope…Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.
» What's that? Looks like the popemobile.
Что это? Похоже на папомобиль.
Що це? Схоже на папомобіль.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)Any of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.
Papamobil
папамоби́льpapamobílʹ
папамобільpapamobilʹ
Examples
2 sentencesWhat's that? Looks like the popemobile.
Що це? Схоже на папомобіль.
ruЧто это? Похоже на папомобиль.
The Pope rode around St Peter's Square in his Popemobile.
deDer Papst fuhr mit seinem Papamobil auf dem Petersplatz einher.
Translations
8 languagesOrigin
From pope + -mobile. Calque of Italian papamobile.From pope + -mobile. Calque of Italian papamobile.
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Forms
plural: Popemobiles| Singular | Popemobile |
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