Cabriolet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kæ.bɹi.əˈleɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cabriolet is a noun meaning An automobile with a retractable top.
Meaning
An automobile with a retractable top.
More Meanings
- (historical, originally) A light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse.
Example Sentences
"I think," said Isabella, startling Louisa, who had been watching the cabriolet down the street, "that Lady Penrhyn might have asked you to go with mamma."
Of late years, cabriolets, and English stanhopes, and tilburys, have been introduced into St. Petersburgh; but the real national carriage for the town is the Droshky.
Bodywise, the car suffers from the demon rust badly, too. Look at the wings, the door bottoms, boot, and, on cabriolets especially, the inner doors and door pillar rears.
Word Forms
- cabriolets
Synonyms for cabriolet
Depending on context, synonyms include convertible, roadster, cab.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cab, landaulette, cabretta, carcoat, landaulet, tonneau.
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