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

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

From BBC • May 30, 2024

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

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

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck