landau
A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger…A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.
» A minute later we were all seated in a comfortable landau, and were rattling through the quaint old Devonshire city.
Meaning
2 sensesA type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.
Landauer
a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
(broadly)A style of automobile based around the design of landau carriages.
Examples
2 sentencesA minute later we were all seated in a comfortable landau, and were rattling through the quaint old Devonshire city.
Tom told Mary that the geothermal power station in the Bavarian city of Landau was shut down due to massive financial losses.
deTom erzählte Mary, dass das Erdwärmekraftwerk im bayerischen Landau aufgrund großer wirtschaftlicher Verluste kaltgestellt worden sei. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
Named after the German city of Landau, where such carriages were first made. Compare GermaNamed after the German city of Landau, where such carriages were first made. Compare German Landauer.
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Forms
plural: landausSynonyms
2 synonyms- Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968):Lev LandauLev Davidovich Landau