cabriolet
Americannoun
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a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.
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an automobile resembling a coupe but with a folding top.
noun
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a small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats and a folding hood
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a former name for a drophead coupé
Etymology
Origin of cabriolet
1760–70; < French: literally, little caper; so called from its light movement. See cabriole, -et
Example Sentences
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Volkswagen's Osnabrueck site currently employs about 2,300 people making the T-Roc Cabriolet as well as the Cayman and Boxster for sister brand Porsche.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The 36-year-old suspect was last seen driving in his grey, Peugeot 206 Cabriolet.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2023
I waited by the window for that Cabriolet, but it never came.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023
And the marque will be eliminating the two-door versions of its S-Class, a move that Mr. Wagener hopes will push “many customers that formerly were driving the S-Coupe and Cabriolet to get into the SL.”
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
A cabman wheedled out of the reluctant violinist permission to print on his cab, Cabriolet de Paganini.
From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
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