landau
(noun) a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
Landau, Lev Davidovich Landau
(noun) Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
landau (plural landaus)
A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.
Coordinate terms: berlin, calèche
(by extension) A style of automobile based around the design of landau carriages.
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Source: Wiktionary
Lan"dau, n. Etym: [From the town Ladau in Germany; cf. F. landau. See Land, Island.]
Definition: A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an open carriage. [Written also landaw.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
