sunroof

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UK/ˈsʌnˌɹuːf/

noun

A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.

Similar
sunshine-roof
OriginEnglish roof ← Middle English rof ← Old English hrōf →
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Meanings

nounsunroof (plural sunroofs)

plural sunroofs

  1. automotiveA fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel

Similar
sunshine-roof
Broader
roof

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
  2. Proto-Germanic*sunnô
  3. Proto-Germanic*sunnǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sunnā
  5. Old Englishsunne
  6. Middle Englishsonne
  7. Englishsun
  8. Proto-Germanic*hrōfą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hrōf
  10. Old Englishhrōf
  11. Middle Englishrof
  12. Englishroof
  13. Englishsunroof

From sun + roof.

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Translations

Afrikaans sondak
  • sondakopening in a vehicle roof
Bulgarian люк
  • люк (ljuk)opening in a vehicle roof
Catalan sostre solar
  • sostre solaropening in a vehicle roof
Chinese Mandarin 汽車天窗 /汽车天窗
  • 汽車天窗 /汽车天窗 (qìchē tiānchuāng)opening in a vehicle roof
Dutch open dak
  • open dakopening in a vehicle roof
Finnish kattoluukku, kattoikkuna
  • kattoluukkuopening in a vehicle roof
  • kattoikkunaopening in a vehicle roof
French toit ouvrant
  • toit ouvrantopening in a vehicle roof
German Schiebedach
  • Schiebedachopening in a vehicle roof
Greek ηλιοροφή
  • ηλιοροφή (iliorofí)opening in a vehicle roof
Japanese サンルーフ
  • サンルーフ (sanrūfu)opening in a vehicle roof
Korean 선루프
  • 선루프 (seollupeu)opening in a vehicle roof
Norwegian Bokmål takluke
  • taklukeopening in a vehicle roof
Polish szyberdach
  • szyberdachopening in a vehicle roof
Russian люк
  • люк (ljuk)opening in a vehicle roof
Spanish quemacocos, techo solar
  • quemacocosopening in a vehicle roof
  • techo solaropening in a vehicle roof
  • tragaluz automotrizopening in a vehicle roof
  • techo corredizoopening in a vehicle roof
Swedish soltak
  • soltakopening in a vehicle roof
Turkish şibidak, sunroof
  • şibidakopening in a vehicle roof
  • sunroofopening in a vehicle roof
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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