Tonneau Definition

tə-nō, tŏnō
tonneaus, tonneaux
noun
An enclosed rear compartment for passengers in an early type of automobile.
Webster's New World
The whole body of such an automobile.
Webster's New World
A protective cover for the passenger compartment of a small, open sports car, for the bed of a pickup truck, etc.
Webster's New World
Short for tonneau cover.
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Other Word Forms of Tonneau

Noun

Singular:
tonneau
Plural:
tonneaus, tonneaux

Origin of Tonneau

  • French from Old French tonnel cask tunnel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French tonneau.

    From Wiktionary

Tonneau Sentence Examples

  • His drunkenness produced a corpulency which brought him the nickname Mirabeau Tonneau ("Barrel Mirabeau"); but he was not lacking in some of that insight which marked his brother.

  • See Joseph Sarrazin, Mirabeau Tonneau, ein Condottiere aus der Revolutionszeit (Leipzig, 1893); and La Revolution francaise, vols.

  • The hood and tonneau are in black mohair and a stainless steel exhaust system is fitted.

  • Most early touring cars had a tonneau at the rear giving seating for four or more.

  • Can be fitted when hood is down to keep dust and showers out, less bulky and less costly than a full tonneau.

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Words Starting With

TTOTON

Words Ending With

UAUEAU

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