berline

See also: Berlīne

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French berline.

Noun

berline (plural berlines)

  1. (Quebec, automotive) A sedan-type car.
  2. (historical) Alternative form of berlin (type of carriage)
    • 1970, History Today, volume 20, numbers 1-6, page 388:
      The King usually set out at ten o'clock in the morning, riding in a berline drawn by eight horses and driven by a huge coachman and a light postilion.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Berlin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁ.lin/
  • (file)

Noun

berline f (plural berlines)

  1. (historical) berlin (four-wheeled carriage)
  2. (automotive) a sedan or saloon car
  3. a minecart, tub

Further reading

Italian

Noun

berline f

  1. plural of berlina
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