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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French berline.
Noun
berline (plural berlines)
- (Quebec, automotive) A sedan-type car.
- (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
Noun
berline f (plural berlines)
- (historical) berlin (four-wheeled carriage)
- (automotive) a sedan or saloon car
- a minecart, tub
Further reading
Italian
Noun
berline f
- plural of berlina