landau

See also Landau

English

Etymology

Named after the German city of Landau where such carriages were first made.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæn.dɔː/, /ˈlæn.daʊ/, SAMPA: /l{n.dO:/, /"l{n.daU/
• enPR: lăn'dô'

Noun

a landau (carriage) in a museum

landau (plural landaus)

1. A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other
   • 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal In Bohemia, Norton, published 2005, page 23:

     Away they went, and I was just wondering whether I should not do well to follow them, when up the lane came a neat little landau, the coachman with his coat only half-buttoned, and his tie under his ear, while all the tags of his harness were sticking out of the buckles.

2. A style of automobile which is based around the idea of landau carriages

Derived terms

• landaulet, landaulette

Anagrams

• Luanda

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French

Wikipedia ^fr

landau

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɑ̃.do/

• Audio (Paris)

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Noun

landau m. (plural landaus)

1. pram, baby carriage

This French entry was created from the translations listed at pram. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see landau in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) February 2010