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Recent Examples of landau
The royal couple was transported to the senate in the grandest of royal ways: in a landau carriage escorted by a troupe from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride in their bright red tunics.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025
It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Also, my Honda had neither a landau top nor finicky SU carburetors.
—Daniel Pund, Car and Driver, 25 Apr. 2020
Unlike Ford’s landau-laden Florida Edition and Presidential Package, the Twingo aims for a younger demographic.
—Keith Barry, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2010
Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025
It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
Also, my Honda had neither a landau top nor finicky SU carburetors.
—Daniel Pund, Car and Driver, 25 Apr. 2020
Unlike Ford’s landau-laden Florida Edition and Presidential Package, the Twingo aims for a younger demographic.
—Keith Barry, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landau
Noun
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Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 June 2024
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An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2022
Noun
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If Austen had ever conceived one of her novels as a Regency Bachelorette, with the suitors driving up in barouches, the unmarried heroine would have ordered them all to turn around and go home.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Guests arriving by train were met and returned to the station by an open barouche, a six-horse tallyho that brought them to the three-story-high wooden structure with a roof of gray-red-peach bottom slate, that was modeled after Swiss Alpine hotels.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2023
Noun
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The poor totals mean the roadster is assessed with a $1,300 gas guzzler’s tax.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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The experience not only highlights the uniqueness of the W16 but also underscores the immense forces that allow the Mistral to reach nearly 300 mph with the top down—a mind- (and wind-) blowing feat that cements it as the fastest roadster on the planet.—
Robb Report Contributors,
Robb Report,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2021
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The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.—
Dan Neil,
WSJ,
31 Aug. 2017
Noun
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There are more than 25 attractions, including a carousel with wheelchair-accessible chariots, a sensory-friendly village, an accessible Ferris wheel, and a new wheelchair-accessible swing ride.—
Sarah Gilliland,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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The once station wagon-leaning family chariot has morphed into a crossover sport utility vehicle.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The seat, chaise, backrest, and armrests are all individual pieces in addition to two removable backrest cushions.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
22 Jan. 2026
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Handshake deals were struck from the chaises on the beach, and actors including Denzel Washington and Liam Neeson came to hide in plain sight.—
Alex Postman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Such vehicles were nothing new: Chariots came from the Romans, the curricle chair applied to royalty, and the French post chaise became the one-horse shay.—
Brenda Yenke,
cleveland.com,
7 Feb. 2018
Noun
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The 1934 Packard LeBaron all-weather cabriolet was designed to be driven by a chauffeur.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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The coupe will start at $272,650 and the cabriolet at $286,650, an increase of around $30,000 and $40,000, respectively.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Landau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landau. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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