tonneau

noun3

1. •
   The rear body or compartment of some types of motor vehicle, especially one containing seats for passengers.

   • From the tonneau of Bentley's car the sheriff and Garland removed the groceries and sick-room supplies, stowing them in the kyacks. — 1920
2. •
   Clipping of tonneau cover.

   • Tonneaux were made of the same plasticised canvas material used for soft-tops. — 2003
3. •
   An old-style open passenger vehicle with a tonneau (rear compartment with seats).

   • He has spent ten years lovingly restoring a rather luxurious tonneau with teak panelling and leather seats.