tonneaus

Variant of tonneau

tonneau definition

ton·neau (tu nō′, tän′ō′)

noun pl. tonneaus -·neaus′ or tonneaux -·neaux′ (-nōz′)

  1. an enclosed rear compartment for passengers in an early type of automobile
  2. the whole body of such an automobile
  3. ☆ a protective cover for the passenger compartment of a small, open sports car, for the bed of a pickup truck, etc.

Etymology: Fr, lit., a cask < tonne: see tun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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