From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Landau \Lan"dau\, noun [From the town Ladau in Germany; cf. F. landau. See {Land}, {Island}.] 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}.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968) [syn: {Lev Davidovich Landau}]
2: a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
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