landau

¹

[ lan-daw, -dou ]

noun

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

Landau

²

[ lahn-dou; Russian luhn-dou ]

noun

1. Lev Da·vi·do·vich [lyef, duh-, vye, -d, uh, -vyich], 1908–68, Russian scientist: Nobel Prize in Physics 1962.

landau

¹

/ ˈlændɔː /

noun

1. a four-wheeled carriage, usually horse-drawn, with two folding hoods that meet over the middle of the passenger compartment

Landau

²

/ lanˈdau /

noun

1. LandauLev Davidovich19081968MRussianSCIENCE: physicist Lev Davidovich (ljɛf daˈvidəvitʃ). 1908–68, Soviet physicist, noted for his researches on quantum theory and his work on the theories of solids and liquids: Nobel prize for physics 1962

Word History and Origins

Origin of landau¹

First recorded in 1735–45; perhaps named after Landau, town in Germany where first made

Word History and Origins

Origin of landau¹

C18: named after Landau (a town in Bavaria), where it was first made

Example Sentences

This time, he will conduct the review seated in an Ascot landau carriage with Queen Camilla.

From BBC

Behind them in landaus of their own, drawn by white horses, came the other royal princesses.

From Literature

The Queen herself arrived in an open landau carriage drawn by four Windsor greys and flanked by the sovereign's bodyguards from the Royal Company of Archers.

From BBC

The tri-colored pooch lived a lavish life and was pampered with gingerbread biscuits, yacht excursions and landau rides.

From Salon

President Cleveland boarded the seventh carriage, a landau.

From Literature