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sunroof

sunroof

14 3.1
A panel in a car roof that opens to let in light and air
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌruf/
translation icon : techo solar
  • And this car has dual sunroofs overhead, front and rear.

So we're putting up the sunroof just a little bit.

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Examples

Synonyms

sunshine-roof
vssunroof
  • UK
6.0

A panel in a car roof that opens to let in air and sunlight

means the same panel but used generally outside British English

How Open

sunroof
14 3.1
vent
155 2.7
hardtop
3 4.9

Surface Forms

sunroof singular
sunroofs plural

Morphology

sunroof = sun + roof (transparent) = sun + roof

The meaning is directly and productively built from 'sun' + 'roof' (a roof-related panel admitting sunlight), so learners can infer it from the parts.

Etymology

The word sunroof is made from sun ('sun') and roof ('top or cover of a building'), so imagine a part of the roof that lets sunlight in. Like a skylight, it is a roof panel in a car that opens to let light and air in.