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- proper noun informal Any of various
vehicles withbulletproof glass sides used to transport thePope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.
Etymologies
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Earlier, thousands of people came to cheer the Pope as he rode in the so-called Popemobile from the airport to the Apostolic Nunciature.
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The Popemobile is a symbol of the catholic church's lack of faith.
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The Popemobile is a symbol of the catholic church's lack of faith.
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A white modified 1998 Cadillac Brougham that was better known as the Popemobile was one of several vehicles from G. M.'s Heritage Collection that was auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson over the weekend.
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A white modified 1998 Cadillac Brougham that was better known as the Popemobile was one of several vehicles from G. M.'s Heritage Collection that was auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson over the weekend.
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The Popemobile is a symbol of the catholic church's lack of faith.
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As Pope Benedict XVI makes public tours of Washington and New York City this week, he won't be seen in the open-top "Popemobile" familiar from video shot in St. Peter's Square.
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Pope Benedict XVI rode the "Popemobile" to a Mass during a May 13, 2007 visit to Aparecida, Brazil. swapContent ( 'firstMediumStoryPhoto', 'applyMediumStoryPhoto');
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Pope Benedict XVI will make public appearances in a bulletproof "Popemobile" on two days during his first U.S. visit next week, the Roman Catholic archdioceses of New York and Washington, D.C., announced Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON When Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a six-day U.S. visit Tuesday, his every public move — from "Popemobile" motorcades to stadium Masses — will be choreographed according to an elaborate security plan that began taking shape when the trip was announced in September.
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