a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.
a sedanlike automobile with a short convertible back.
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
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