landaulet

landaulet
noun Date: 1794 a small landau

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  • landaulet — ● landaulet nom masculin (diminutif de landau) Ancienne carrosserie automobile, ayant l aspect d un coupé à conduite extérieure, et dont la partie postérieure (custode) pouvait se rabattre à la manière d une capote. landaulet [lɑ̃dolɛ] n. m. ÉTYM …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Landaulet — Lan dau*let , n. [Cf. F. landaulet, dim, of landau. See {Landau}.] A small landau. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Landaulet — (jpr. langdolä), s. Landauer …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • landaulet — or landaulette [lan΄də let′] n. 1. a small LANDAU (sense 1) 2. an early type of automobile with a folding hood over the rear seat …   English World dictionary

  • Landaulet — Ein Landaulet, auch Landaulett, bezeichnet eine Karosseriebauform einer Kutsche oder eines Automobils, bei welchem der hintere Teil des Daches durch ein Cabrioletverdeck ersetzt ist. Das Wort Landaulet leitet sich ab von Landauer, einer Kutsche,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Landaulet — A landaulet, or landaulette, is a car body style with a convertible top for the back seat, with the front seat either roofed or open. The Random House College Dictionary p. 753 Random House, Inc., 1975 ISBN 0 394 43600 8] The term landaulet was… …   Wikipedia

  • landaulet — A classic car style characterized by the fact that only the rear seats were protected by a hard or convertible top, whereas the driver was exposed to the open air in order to be more aware of road and weather conditions; an imitation landaulet… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • landaulet — /lan daw let /, n. an automobile having a convertible top for the back seat, with the front seat either roofed or open. Also, landaulette. [1785 95; LANDAU + LET] * * * …   Universalium

  • landaulet — noun A small landau …   Wiktionary

  • landaulet — n. small landau; automobile with a convertible top over the back seat …   English contemporary dictionary

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