Definitions

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  • noun UK Shortened form of drophead coupé

Etymologies

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drop +‎ head

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Examples

  • It was this one, drophead Mercedes SL; the colour was pale blue.

    Above Suspicion Lynda La Plante 2004

  • It was this one, drophead Mercedes SL; the colour was pale blue.

    Above Suspicion Lynda La Plante 2004

  • Which possibly explains why many a Ferrari, Alfa or Fiat drophead has been known as a barchetta, which is Italian for "little boat".

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010

  • That meant an evening full of saloons, drophead coupes and plenty of classic roadsters.

    Autoblog 2010

  • YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW: special editions included the Grand Raid, which had a winch and roof-mounted spare wheel, a luxury Rancho X version with velour seats and metallic paint, and a drophead version with a canvas canopy over the rear seats, like the Mark I Land Rover Freelander Softback.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • The 80-11 designation underlines just how limited these luxury British convertibles will be with Bentley building only 80 examples of each drophead in

    Auto Motto 2010

  • Like its other Continental stablemates, Bentley has finally taken the drophead into their Speed garage for the transformation from really fast to "Egads!" fast.

    Autoblog 2009

  • The two-door saloon was soon joined by a four-door and a drophead coupe.

    Autoblog 2009

  • Feeley was responsible for the elegant drophead variant of the new 2.6 litre, the first Lagonda of the David Brown era, produced from 1948 to 1953.

    Autoblog 2009

  • Suggested drophead: Alphin helped lead Hawks to state championship in 2006, runner-up finish in 2007

    unknown title 2009

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