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Sunroof vs Rooftop - What's the difference?

sunroof | rooftop |

As nouns the difference between sunroof and rooftop

is that sunroof is a fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven while rooftop is the area atop a roof.

As an adjective rooftop is

atop a roof; on a roof.

sunroof

English

(wikipedia sunroof)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (automotive) A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.

    • Related terms

    * moonroof

    See also

    * (Automobile sunroofs)

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    rooftop

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Atop a roof; on a roof
    • In recent years, we've seen Bangkok become the unofficial rooftop bar capital of the world.
  • :: —Thailand's Islands and Beaches , Lonely Planet

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (somewhat formal) The area atop a roof
    • Why do you think the rooftop of their apartment building is called "tar beach"? (Answers may vary.)
  • :: —Multicultural Books for Primary Grades , Liz Rothlein
  • the top layer of a roof, the material covering or composing a roof
    • The house itself was a mound of red baked bricks and a tin rooftop .
  • :: —The Chocolate Shop Perverts , Ernest Alanki

    • Usage notes

    As it refers specifically to the area atop the roof or to the top area of the roof, "rooftop" is not always synonymous with the entire "roof". For instance, "the rooftop blew off the house" would (probably unintentionally) imply some lower level of the roof remained. Compare similar location words such as desktop.

    Synonyms

    * roof

    Related terms

    * desktop * hilltop * housetop * mountaintop * tabletop * treetop

    Derived terms

    * shout from the rooftops * rooftop of the world, an epithet of Tibet