moonroof

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noun

A sunroof that has a clear glass panel, rather than being opaque, so that light can enter the vehicle even when the roof is closed.

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Meanings

nounmoonroof (plural moonroofs)

plural moonroofs · alternative moon roof

  1. automotiveA sunroof that has a clear glass panel, rather than being opaque, so that light can enter the vehicle even when the roof is closed.

Origin

From moon + roof, patterned on sunroof. Coined by the Ford Motor Company in the 1970s.

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Translations

Finnish kirkas kattoluukku
  • kirkas kattoluukkusunroof
German Glasschiebedach
  • Glasschiebedachsunroof
Spanish techo lunar
  • techo lunarsunroof
Cite this entry
APA

moonroof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonroof

MLA

“moonroof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonroof. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonroof,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonroof.

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