Definitions for landauˈlæn dɔ, -daʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

lan•dauˈlæn dɔ, -daʊ(n.)

  1. a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.

    Category: Transportation

  2. a sedanlike automobile with a short convertible back.

    Category: Transportation, Automotive

Origin of landau:

1735–45; after Landau, town in Germany where first made

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Landau, Lev Davidovich Landau(noun)

    Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)

  2. landau(noun)

    a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately

Wiktionary

  1. landau(Noun)

    A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other

  2. landau(Noun)

    A style of automobile which is based around the idea of landau carriages

  3. Origin: Named after the German city of Landau where such carriages were first made.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Landau(noun)

    a four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage


Translations for landau

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

baby buggy/carriage(adjective)

(American) a pram.

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