Meaning & use
Berline
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A four-wheeled covered carriage with a separate seat for the driver, historically popular for long journeys; also, a sedan-style automobile body.
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The royal family departed the palace in an ornate berline drawn by four horses.
The classic French car was built on a berline chassis with room for four passengers.
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First built in Berlin in the late 17th century for the elector of Brandenburg, the design's name eventually gave French the general word for a sedan car body.
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