landau

[ lan-daw, -dou ]

noun
  1. a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.

  2. a sedanlike automobile with a short convertible back.

Origin of landau

1
First recorded in 1735–45; perhaps named after Landau, town in Germany where first made

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Other definitions for Landau (2 of 2)

Landau
[ lahn-dou; Russian luhn-dou ]

noun
  1. Lev Da·vi·do·vich [lyefduh-vye-duh-vyich], /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/, 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.

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British Dictionary definitions for landau (1 of 2)

landau

/ (ˈlændɔː) /


noun
  1. a four-wheeled carriage, usually horse-drawn, with two folding hoods that meet over the middle of the passenger compartment

Origin of landau

1
C18: named after Landau (a town in Bavaria), where it was first made

British Dictionary definitions for Landau (2 of 2)

Landau

/ (Russian lanˈdau) /


noun
  1. Lev Davidovich (ljɛf daˈvidəvitʃ). 1908–68, Soviet physicist, noted for his researches on quantum theory and his work on the theories of solids and liquids: Nobel prize for physics 1962

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