Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A convertible automobile.
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- noun slang A
convertible automobile .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Mk II ragtop is about 3 inches longer than the first-gen; same wheelbase, nearly the same width and height.
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While the ragtop is a bit slower to 60 mph (4.9 seconds, compared with 4.6 for the coupe) and a half-second more leisurely through the quarter-mile (13.4 seconds), the retracted top cures the low-roof coupe's biggest functional liability: massive rear-quarter blind spots and desperately limited outward visibility.
A Genuine Ragtop Road Monster, Leaks and All Dan Neil 2011
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The ragtop had been using a lower-tech 1. 6-liter of different design and manufacture.
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General Motors The 2011 Camaro Convertible Chevrolet reports that the new Camaro SS convertible, a ragtop version of America's hillbilly Veyron, weighs a mere 246 pounds more than the SS coupe.
A Genuine Ragtop Road Monster, Leaks and All Dan Neil 2011
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Part of me wanted him to buy that Saab ragtop, and not just because it was a classy s et of wheels: I saw it as a magic carpet.
I Love Her, but She May Be Too Expensive Stephen Kreider Yoder 2010
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What, do the ragtop cops come 'round every month and make sure you met a quota?
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More from the dynamics notebook: Not surprisingly for a front-engine V8 convertible, the SS ragtop is a little nose-heavy and the engineers have thoughtfully dialed in an additional degree of protective understeer, lest you, in an exuberant moment, wipe out your neighbor's display of wooden duck windmills.
A Genuine Ragtop Road Monster, Leaks and All Dan Neil 2011
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General Motors Not surprisingly for a front-engine V8 convertible, the SS ragtop is a little nose-heavy and the engineers have thoughtfully dialed in an additional degree of protective understeer.
Ragtop Road Monster 2011
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Audi is probably going to pull the trigger on a Q5 cabrio soon, and Jeep has been making a ragtop Wrangler since the Earth cooled.
A Nissan at CrossPurposes With Competence Dan Neil 2011
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Mini Cooper ragtop now using the updated chassis and drivetrain that's been in the hardtop for several years.
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