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moonroof vs. sunroof

moonroof vs. sunroof: What’s the difference?

Moonroof and sunroof are now usually used interchangeably to refer to the same thing—a window in the roof of a car. Formerly, the distinction was sometimes made that a sunroof involves a removable, nontransparent panel, while a moonroof has a transparent panel.

[ moon-roof, -roof ]
noun,
  1. a transparent section of an automobile roof that can be propped open, removed entirely, or remain fixed within the roof.
[ suhn-roof, -roof ]
noun,
  1. a section of an automobile roof that can be slid or lifted open.

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