landaulet

American  

[lan-daw-let] / ˌlæn dɔˈlɛt /

Or landaulette

noun

1. an automobile having a convertible top for the back seat, with the front seat either roofed or open.

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landaulet British  

/ ˌlændɔːˈlɛt /

noun

1. a small landau

2. an early type of car with a folding hood over the passenger seats and an open driver's seat

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Etymology

Origin of landaulet

First recorded in 1785–95; landau + -let

Example Sentences

So we have the landaulet and limousine to designate different types of body.

From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English

"A landaulet and four--the Earl of Bolton, I declare!"

From Precaution by Cooper, James Fenimore

It was like asking her whether she would have a Gorham tea-set, a Balcom gown, or a Packard landaulet.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

Happiness was bound to elude him as easily as that woman of the white query-plume eluded him when he in his ten-cent bus pursued her in her five-thousand-dollar landaulet.

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert

He opened the door of the landaulet and stepped in, and as the door swung to behind him, he found he was not alone in the car.

From The Secret House by Wallace, Edgar