see|Landau
English
Etymology
Named after the German city of w:Landau|Landau where such carriages were first made.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'lænd�:/, IPA|/'lændæ�/
AHD|/l�n'dô'/
Noun
en-noun
- a type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other
#:*1891: Away they went, and I was just wondering whether I should not do well to follow them, when up the lane came a neat little landau, the coachman with his coat only half-buttoned, and his tie under his ear, while all the tags of his harness were sticking out of the buckles. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �A Scandal In Bohemia� (Norton 2005 p.23)
- a style of automobile which is based around the idea of landau carriages
Derived terms
landaulet, landaulette
Category:Vehicles
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