a four-wheeled carriage, usually horse-drawn, with two folding hoods that meet over the middle of the passenger compartment
Word origin
C18: named after Landau (a town in Bavaria), where it was first made
Landau in British English
(Russian lanˈdau)
noun
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
Landau in American English
(ˈlɑnˌdaʊ)
Lev (Davidovich) (ljɛf) 1908-68; Soviet theoretical physicist
landau in American English
(ˈlænˌdɔ; ˈlænˌdaʊ)
noun
1.
a four-wheeled covered carriage with the top in two sections, either of which canbe lowered independently
2.
a former style of automobile with a top whose back could be folded down