hardtop

[ hahrd-top ]
/ ˈhɑrdˌtɒp /
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noun

a style of car having a rigid metal top and no center posts between windows.
Also called hardtop convertible. a similar style of car that is designed to resemble a convertible.

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Origin of hardtop

First recorded in 1945–50; hard + top1

Words nearby hardtop

hardtail, hard tick, hard-ticket, hard time, Hard Times token, hardtop, hard tubercle, hard ulcer, hard up, hardwall, hardware
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Words related to hardtop

transportation, auto, van, truck, bus, convertible, sports car, taxi, station wagon, pickup truck, limousine, wagon, ride, machine, motor, automobile, jeep, compact, lemon, wreck

British Dictionary definitions for hardtop

hardtop
/ (ˈhɑːdˌtɒp) /

noun

a car equipped with a metal or plastic roof that is sometimes detachable
the detachable hard roof of some sports cars
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012