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

At the inn where we lodged, I found a return berline, belonging to Avignon, with three mules, which are the animals commonly used for carriages in this country.

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

The chevalier, who was a past master in farriery, examined the horses' shoes with minute care, while his brother superintended the inner economy of the berline.

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

Actually, under the spring sunshine, the dusty berline was again visible, crawling down the road with its load of dust, and M. Galland peering from the window.

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

He avoided the common conveyance or diligence, and insisted on travelling post and in a berline; but he could not bring himself to exceed the five-sou pourboire for the postillions.

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

At five o'clock she starts for Fontainebleau in her blue berline.

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