ragtop
3
4.5
- noun
- /ˈræɡtɑp/
- US
:
cabriolet
- A classic car enthusiast admired the vintage Mustang with a shiny ragtop as it drove down the coast.
- ragtop Caddy
- red ragtops
- ragtop convertible
Examples
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No ragtop, huh?
Fiction book (1990) -
This is the third ragtop this year... say, shouldn't you be at work?
Fiction book (1994) -
Then as much as I'm sure I'm going to miss the PT ragtop...
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He passed a Jetta on the right and crossed the double line while passing a ragtop Saab.
Fiction book (2001) -
About owning, in addition to my red Ford ragtop, a black chopped and channeled '49 Merc.
Fiction book (1999) -
That's a 1964 nigger-red, ragtop Chevy Chevelle.
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"Why is it that when you should have a convertible you can't afford it, and every time you see a really great car, some old poop-head is driving it?" As I had just recently been wavering between a financially secure old age and buying a BMW 325i ragtop, I merely shrugged.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Police Caprice, with a 5.7-liter V-8, could outrun Baby, my sleek '57 Corvette ragtop with her original 283-cubic-inch, gas-guzzling engine.
Fiction book (2001) -
She loved driving her convertible with the ragtop down on warm summer days.
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The new model features a sleek design that includes an innovative ragtop for better aerodynamics.
Synonyms
86
3.9
A car with a roof that folds back
7
9.9
A four-wheeled vehicle with a folding roof, like a carriage pulled by horses
1
7.4
A car with a roof that you can fold down or remove
Antonyms
How Open
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ragtop comes from the simple parts rag ('cloth') and top ('roof'). Picture a cloth 'top' stretched over a car, and you have a ragtop, a car with a soft, foldable roof.