Definition of "brougham" [brough•am]

• A closed four-wheeled carriage with an open driver's seat in front. (noun)
• An automobile with an open driver's seat. (noun)
• An electrically powered automobile resembling a coupé. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Will you come out with me now – my brougham will be at the door directly – and I'll take you to a confectioner and let you choose for yourself?"
• "The brougham was a token of harmony, of the fine conditions papa would this time offer: he had usually come for her in a hansom, with a four-wheeler behind for the boxes."
• "I am not the first doctor who has coined his brougham at night."