berline
/bɜrˈlin/
noun
- A type of luxury automobile with a closed body and a partition between the front and rear seats, often used as a limousine.
- The ambassador arrived in a sleek black berline with tinted windows.
- The vintage berline had a glass partition separating the driver from the passengers.
- They rented a classic berline for the wedding procession.
- A type of four-wheeled covered carriage with two seats, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Travelers in the 19th century often used a berline for long journeys.
- In the old painting, a berline pulled by two horses carried the noble family.
- The museum displayed a beautifully restored berline from the 1700s.
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