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

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Example Sentences

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landaulet

It was a landaulet and the hood was lowered.

From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Coningsby Dawson

We were interrupted by the arrival of the Reverend Robert with Marie and her mother, in his handsome landaulet.

From 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry by Irving Bacheller

Of the various types of carriages now in vogue, the victoria, in its many varieties of form, is the most popular, accompanied, as of necessity, by the double victoria, sociable, brougham, landaulet and landau.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

Then it was that Merlin perceived an open landaulet of deepest crimson, with handsome nickel trimmings, glide slowly up to the curb and come to a stop.

From Tales of the Jazz Age by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald

Now, if she wished me to be light-headed, why did she order a landaulet?

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 397, November 7, 1829 by Various

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