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  • soft-top
    soft-top
    noun
    the folding top of a convertible automobile.
  • soft top
    soft top
    noun
    a convertible car with a roof made of fabric rather than metal

soft-top

American  
[sawft-top, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌtɒp, ˈsɒft- /

noun

  1. the folding top of a convertible automobile.

  2. an automobile having such a top; convertible.


adjective

  1. of or relating to such an automobile.

    soft-top sales.

soft top British  

noun

  1. a convertible car with a roof made of fabric rather than metal

"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

Etymology

Origin of soft-top

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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The little blue one is a Vauxhall, and the green one with the soft top is a Rover.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

Whether you’ve got the latest surfboard prototype or a $100 soft top, get your fix at SoCal surf spots.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

JPMorgan analysts said the quarterly results should not be entirely surprising to investors as operational data was released last week, but highlighted soft top line and margins.

From Reuters • May 4, 2023

The Bronco starts at $30,795 for a Base two-door hardtop and peaks at $50,970 for a Wildtrak four-door soft top.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

The sand could so easily have been the soft top of Ess’s foot.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

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