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; berlin

Example Sentences

He avoided the common conveyance or diligence, and insisted on travelling post and in a berline; but he could not bring himself to exceed the five-sou pourboire for the postillions.

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

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 Smollett, T. (Tobias)

The chevalier, who was a past master in farriery, examined the horses' shoes with minute care, while his brother superintended the inner economy of the berline.

From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

And at this moment, the duchess's berline having drawn up at the steps, she entered it.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

A berline stood at the door, the postillion at the horses' heads, and about it there was some bustle, as if in preparation of a departure.

From The Trampling of the Lilies by Sabatini, Rafael