landau

¹ American  

[lan-daw, -dou] / ˈlæn dɔ, -daʊ /

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.

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Landau ² American  

[lahn-dou, luhn-dou] / lɑnˈdaʊ, lʌnˈdaʊ /

noun

1. Lev Davidovich 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.

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Landau ¹ British  

/ 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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landau ² British  

/ ˈlændɔː /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of landau

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

Example Sentences

Old Timothy drove them to the train station in the landau carriage with the roof up, as the sky threatened rain.

From Literature

At her request, Old Timothy readied the big landau carriage and took them all for a ride to Ashton Station, so that she might spend at least a little more time with her friend.

From Literature

This time, he will conduct the review seated in an Ascot landau carriage with Queen Camilla.

From BBC

And with her in the open landau, Princess Helena—the human Helena, and quite a generously built woman.

From Literature

A plan for the King to use the landau has been abandoned in favour of an enclosed limousine.

From BBC