Landau

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See also: Landau.

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'lændɔ:/, /'lændæʊ/
• AHD: /lăn'dô'/

Noun

Singular landau

Plural landaus

1. a type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other

   • 1891: 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. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘A Scandal In Bohemia’ (Norton 2005 p.23)

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

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