landaulet

or lan·dau·lette

[ lan-daw-let ]

/ ˌlæn dɔˈlɛt /

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noun

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

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Origin of landaulet

First recorded in 1785–95; landau + -let

Words nearby landaulet

land agent, landammann, land art, landau, Landau-Kleffner syndrome, landaulet, land bank, landboard, land breeze, land bridge, land contract

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How to use landaulet in a sentence

The chauffeur turned sharply, stopped, backed, and brought the landaulet around with the awkwardness of an alligator.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
As the landaulet sped toward Fifth Avenue all he saw of her was the fluttering white interrogation-mark.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
But I was not alone; for close beside me stood a little French landaulet, the most immorally alluring car I had ever seen.
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
It was like asking her whether she would have a Gorham tea-set, a Balcom gown, or a Packard landaulet.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

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.
The Secret House|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for landaulet

landaulet

landaulette

/ (ˌlændɔːˈlɛt) /

noun

a small landau

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

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