landau

[ lan-daw, -dou ]

/ ˈlæn dɔ, -daʊ /

noun

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.

Nearby words

land-holder, land-office business, land-poor, land-to-land, landammann, landau, landau, lev davidovich, landau-kleffner syndrome, landaulet, landboard, landdrost

Origin of landau

First recorded in 1735–45; perhaps named after Landau, town in Germany where first made

Definition for landau (2 of 2)

Landau

[ lahn-dou; Russian luhn-dou ]

/ lɑnˈdaʊ; Russian lʌnˈdaʊ /

noun

Lev Da·vi·do·vich

[lyef duh-vye-duh-vyich] /ˈlyɛf dʌˈvyɛ də vyɪtʃ/, 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.

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Examples from the Web for landau

In the age of “a million choices,” as Landau said, this short, fun experience wins out over the classic salon experience.
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By the end of this year, Landau hopes to have close to 3,000 employees and more than $40 million in revenue.
Blow Dry Bars Are a Thriving Industry Disrupting the Salon Business|Kelsey Meany|July 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“We have been sort of on a rocket ship here in terms of our growth,” said Landau.
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The State Landau coach which will carry the Queen, above,and below, the Mall.
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Peres recently co-wrote a book with Landau about his mentor, Ben-Gurion.
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He carried the money safely into Landau, without meeting with any obstacle.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
Landau, M., La novella di messer Torello e le sue attinenze mitiche e leggendarie, in Giornale stor.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
Late that night, a landau bore away to Alsheim 179 three travellers; it had fetched them from the station at Molsheim.
The Children of Alsace|Ren Bazin
When I returned fully to my senses we were in the landau again making our way back to the Villa de Angelis.
The Lost Stradivarius|John Meade Falkner
The landau, as I have said, had originally been a coach made to open.
Carriages & Coaches|Ralph Straus

British Dictionary definitions for landau (1 of 2)

landau

/ (ˈlændɔː) /

noun

a four-wheeled carriage, usually horse-drawn, with two folding hoods that meet over the middle of the passenger compartment

Word Origin for landau

C18: named after Landau (a town in Bavaria), where it was first made

British Dictionary definitions for landau (2 of 2)

Landau

/ (Russian lanˈdau) /

noun

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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Word Origin and History for landau

landau

type of four-wheeled carriage, 1743, from Landau, town in Bavaria where they first were made. The first element is the common Germanic element found in English land (n.); the identity of the second is disputed. But Klein says the vehicle name is "in reality" Spanish lando "originally a light four-wheeled carriage drawn by mules," from Arabic al-andul.