/brooh"euhm, broohm, broh"euhm/ , n.
1. a four-wheeled, boxlike, closed carriage for two or four persons, having the driver's perch outside.
2. Auto.
a. (formerly) a limousine having an open driver's compartment.
b. an early type of automobile resembling a coupé, often powered by an electric motor.
[ 1850-55; named after Lord Brougham (1778-1868), English statesman ]