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bonnet

noun/ˈbɒnɪt/ (BON-it)Level B2
bonnet meaning picture: A taxi driver on a dusty Indian roadside peering under the raised bonnet of an old car as steam rises
Picture meaning of “bonnet” — the metal cover over a car's engine (British and Indian English)

the metal cover over a car's engine (British and Indian English)

Americans call this part the 'hood'. 'Bonnet' can also mean an old-fashioned hat tied under the chin.

bonnet meaning in Hindi

कार के इंजन के ऊपर का धातु का ढक्कन; बोनट

अमेरिकी इस हिस्से को 'hood' कहते हैं। 'Bonnet' का अर्थ ठोड़ी के नीचे बाँधी जाने वाली पुराने ढंग की टोपी भी है।

Examples

  1. The taxi driver lifted the bonnet to see why the engine was steaming.टैक्सी ड्राइवर ने बोनट उठाकर देखा कि इंजन से भाप क्यों निकल रही है।
  2. Police found the smuggled gold hidden in a secret space under the car's bonnet.पुलिस को कार के बोनट के नीचे एक गुप्त जगह में छिपाया गया तस्करी का सोना मिला।

Synonyms & antonyms

hood

Memory trick

A BONNET is the car's hat: just like a baby's bonnet, it covers the head, here the engine.

💡 Did you know?

'To have a bee in your bonnet' means to keep thinking or talking about one idea obsessively.

Word origin

From Middle English bonet, from Middle French bonet (Modern compare French bonnet), from Old French bonet ('material from which hats are made'), from frk *bunni ('that which is bound'), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją ('bundle'), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- ('to tie').

bonnet meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीकार के इंजन के ऊपर का धातु का ढक्कन; बोनट
Arabic · العربيةالغطاء المعدني فوق محرك السيارة (غطاء المحرك) في الإنجليزية البريطانية والهندية
French · Françaiscapot ; couvercle métallique au-dessus du moteur d'une voiture (anglais britannique et indien)
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiakap mesin; penutup logam di atas mesin mobil (bahasa Inggris Britania dan India)
Chinese · 中文(英式及印度英语)汽车引擎盖

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