Top-down
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006065
Describing a convertible vehicle where the roof mechanism retracts completely, exposing the passenger compartment to the open air. This design allows occupants to experience open-air driving, with the roof often folding into a dedicated storage area behind the rear seats. Examples include soft-top convertibles with fabric roofs and hard-top convertibles with retractable metal roofs.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006065 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Automotive |
| Translations | German: Top-down; Spanish: top-down; French: décapoté |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Top-down",
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"definition": "Describing a convertible vehicle where the roof mechanism retracts completely, exposing the passenger compartment to the open air. This design allows occupants to experience open-air driving, with the roof often folding into a dedicated storage area behind the rear seats. Examples include soft-top convertibles with fabric roofs and hard-top convertibles with retractable metal roofs.",
"subject": "Automotive",
"translations": {
"de": "Top-down",
"es": "top-down",
"fr": "décapoté"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/top-down/"
}
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