hardtop
Americannoun
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a style of car having a rigid metal top and no center posts between windows.
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Also called hardtop convertible. a similar style of car that is designed to resemble a convertible.
noun
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a car equipped with a metal or plastic roof that is sometimes detachable
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the detachable hard roof of some sports cars
Etymology
Origin of hardtop
Example Sentences
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Its first owner, Argentine President Juan Perón, fell in love with the two-tone hardtop car, with a lustrous cream color on the roof and rich mahogany on the bottom, at the Paris Salon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
If you’re not a fan of the soft top, consider the pricier RF hardtop model, though it will take you above $35,000.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023
The Scout and second-generation Scout II were produced in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as two-door trucks with a removable hardtop.
From The Verge • May 11, 2022
It’s a bulletproof hardtop 1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V Executive Limousine that also belongs to Warlick.
From Fox News • Sep. 23, 2020
The new Corvette convertible keeps its hardtop, yet ingenious packaging lets it swallow two sets of golf clubs even with the top folded.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2020
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