berline

American  

[ber-lin, bur-lin] / bərˈlɪn, ˈbɜr lɪn /

Or berlin

noun

1. an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.

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Etymology

Origin of berline

From French; berlin

Example Sentences

He led her to the carriage with a ceremony suited to an archduchess, and stood under the archway where the portcullis used to hang, airily kissing his finger-tips till the berline was out of sight.

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

They stopped the berline, and I handed them over to them without hesitation, thinking that they had come from the Emperor.'

From The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

An old two-horsed travelling berline stood waiting in the Place, with the hood down.

From The Gods are Athirst by Jackson, Emilie

The quartet that journeyed back to solitude was not a lively one, for each of the four occupants of the travelling berline was fully engrossed by private speculations.

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

It was an indifferent-looking berline, and my men were within an ace of allowing it to pass.

From The Trampling of the Lilies by Sabatini, Rafael