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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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
A wave goodbye from Prince Charlotte after the service as the new Duke and Duchess of Sussex boarded a horse-drawn landau for the procession in front of cheering crowds.
From BBC ● May 19, 2018
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
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
Former US ambassador to Mexico and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on social media that El Mencho's death was "a great development for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world".
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 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 is yelling over the retching noises.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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