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
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
The RF designation means it has the car’s available retractable hardtop design.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
“However, for me, the lure of a pure sports car was too strong to overcome. For autumn and winter, the car had heated seats, a limited slip differential, a removable hardtop and studded snow tires.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
A bulletproof Lincoln hardtop sedan used by the Kennedy White House failed to find a buyer at the auction, while an Air Force One bomber jacket worn by JFK was sold for $250,075.
From Fox News ● Oct. 16, 2020
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