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单词 popemobile
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Popemobile

[ pohp-muh-beel ]
/ ˈpoʊp məˌbil /

noun (often lowercase)

Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass.

Origin of Popemobile

First recorded in 1975–80; Pope + -mobile

Words nearby Popemobile

popcorn movie, pope, Pope, Alexander, popedom, popeline, Popemobile, popera, popery, pope's eye, pope's nose, popette
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Example sentences from the Web for Popemobile

  • After the ceremony, the pope ditched his mitre and ceremonial robes and hopped into the popemobile for a spin around the square.

    Onscene as Pope Francis Makes Saints of John Paul II and John XXIII|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • He has opted for Fiat cars instead of the armored Mercedes “Popemobile” favored by his predecessors.

    Germany’s Bishop of Bling|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • He rode in the popemobile and held the papal umbrella when the pontiff had to be out in the rain.

    Did the Pope’s Butler, Paolo Gabriele, Really Do It?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Popemobile

Popemobile
/ (ˈpəʊpməˌbiːl) /

noun informal

a small open-top car used by the Pope to move amongst crowds

Word Origin for Popemobile

C20: pope + -mobile
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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