berline

American  

[ber-lin, bur-lin] / bərˈlɪn, ˈbɜr lɪn /

Or berlin

noun

1. an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.

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Etymology

Origin of berline

From French; see origin at berlin

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Example Sentences

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berline

Accordingly, he and Mr. Calvert set out for Amsterdam on the morning of the 17th of February, travelling in a large berline and taking but one servant—Mr. Morris's—with them.

From Calvert of Strathore by Carter Goodloe

At the pedagogue's door stood a berline, and within his house there was a visitor.

From The Trampling of the Lilies by Rafael Sabatini

The papers will be concealed in the berline, in a hiding-place which none know but herself.

From The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

They stopped the berline, and I handed them over to them without hesitation, thinking that they had come from the Emperor.'

From The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

From Lyons the traveller secured a return berline going back to Avignon with three mules and a voiturier named Joseph.

From Travels through France and Italy by T. (Tobias) Smollett

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