hardtop

[ hahrd-top ]

noun

1. a style of car having a rigid metal top tops and no center posts between windows.
2. Also called hard·top con·vert·i·ble [hahrd, -top k, uh, n-, vur, -t, uh, -b, uh, l]. a similar style of car that is designed to resemble a convertible.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardtop¹

First recorded in 1945–50; hard + top ¹

Example Sentences

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.

From Ars Technica

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