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bonnet

noun [C] (METAL COVER)
 
 
/ˈbɒn.ɪt/ US  /ˈbɑː.nɪt/ UK (US hood)

Definition

the metal cover over the part of a car where the engine is: I looked under the bonnet and clouds of smoke poured out.The exterior of vehicles
(Definition of bonnet noun (METAL COVER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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