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  landau

  noun

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

  noun

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

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

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The Queen herself arrived in an open landau carriage drawn by four Windsor greys and flanked by the sovereign's bodyguards from the Royal Company of Archers.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023

Hemings earned privileged status at Monticello with his work on interior trim, fine furniture and even a Jefferson-designed landau carriage.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2023

The tri-colored pooch lived a lavish life and was pampered with gingerbread biscuits, yacht excursions and landau rides.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2022

Even my dead sister's landau was quickly dispatched to the pawnbroker's shop where it was swapped for a few coins to help feed her hungry living siblings.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 4, 2014

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 "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

King Charles and Queen Camilla rode in an Ascot Landau carriage, which was purchased during the reign of Queen Victoria.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Rubio's deputy, Christopher Landau, even in March said that China was a lesson not to make "the same mistakes with India" by letting another country best the United States commercially.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

Without naming the mayor directly, Landau rejected this strategy as short-sighted.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

Landau takes out her phone to show me pictures of Rosta and Hunter leaning in close to each other, displaying an intimacy that’s not typical for a sterile meeting room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026

Mr. Landau asks us to “share our observations.”

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead