hardtop

[ hahrd-top ]
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noun
  1. a style of car having a rigid metal top and no center posts between windows.

  2. Also called hardtop convertible. a similar style of car that is designed to resemble a convertible.

Origin of hardtop

1
First recorded in 1945–50; hard + top1

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How to use hardtop in a sentence

  • It was revelatory, demonstrating that this entry-level Ferrari—sometimes unfairly maligned because it has back seats and a retractable hardtop—was capable of delivering the goods in terms of driver engagement.

    The Ferrari Portofino M, reviewed | Jonathan M. Gitlin | May 21, 2021 | Ars Technica

British Dictionary definitions for hardtop

hardtop

/ (ˈhɑːdˌtɒp) /


noun
  1. a car equipped with a metal or plastic roof that is sometimes detachable

  2. the detachable hard roof of some sports cars

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