How to Use tonneau in a Sentence

tonneau

noun
Definition of tonneaunext
  • In years past, most tonneau covers were the hatch style, which opened at the tailgate and had hinges just behind the cab.
    — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The best tonneau covers are easy to use, secure your gear, and give you full bed access to your truck.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 16 July 2019
  • The Boat Tail is a four-seat convertible with an emergency tonneau, just in case the heavens open.
    — Jeremy Taylor, Robb Report, 27 May 2021
  • And the Spirit of Big Bang, which debuted in 2014, unveiled a tonneau, or barrel-shaped, case.
    — Melanie Abrams, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020
  • In any event, the indispensable bit is the integrated tonneau.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Thankfully for pickup owners today, modern tonneau covers used for keeping things dry and safe in the back of your pickup truck are light years ahead of even the models of the not-so-distant past.
    — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Each Re-Belle watch is a bold tonneau shaped timepiece that is ergonomically curved for ultimate comfort.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • In an uncommon trick, the stowage spot for the roof can be used for additional top-up cargo capacity, the shallow but wide area accessed by raising the tonneau cover via buttons on the bottom edge of the doors.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 25 July 2017
  • Many standard features are available as options on other trims, including the tonneau cover.
    — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, 14 July 2017
  • The Hummer’s motorized tonneau will offer some security but nothing like its frunk.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Volante’s curvaceous decklid, integrating the leather-upholstered tonneau and twin head buttresses, makes the DB11’s heavy haunches and Coke-bottle waist even more explicit.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Today’s tonneau pickup covers are easier to install, with better access points than ever before.
    — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The bed includes the industry-first Utili-track bed channel system, including dual lockable in-bed storage boxes that are accessible from inside the bed without having to remove a camper top or tonneau cover.
    — G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram.com, 30 June 2017

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