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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006065
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAutomotive
TranslationsGerman: Top-down; Spanish: top-down; French: décapoté
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006065",
  "term": "Top-down",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "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"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/top-down/"
}

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