noun
cabriolet
KAB-ree-oh-lay/ˈkæbriəʊleɪ/
A car with a folding roof.
The parked cabriolet has its folding roof lowered behind the rear seats.
Etymology
A diminutive of cabriole, a goatlike leap, named a light carriage whose springy motion suggested leaping. That carriage name survives in the folding-roof car.
In context
the Cabriolet really uh you have the same fixed windshield frame and you had roll up windows in the doors but you had the top that folded down to give you some open air motoring
More examples
- A sudden shower made them stop and cover the cabriolet.
- The restored cabriolet gleamed outside the garage.
- Several open-top cabriolets joined the parade.
Forms
cabriolet · cabriolets
Similar words
- convertible
- The usual general term for a car with a retractable roof.