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convertible

noun

Definition of convertible

as in hardtop

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Recent Examples of convertible The two-seater convertible was meticulously wiped down after these local adventures. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 A couple of years before her death, Terry, who was single, celebrated her rise to vice president -- a rare position for women in her field -- by buying a red BMW convertible, said her aunt, Olga Stevens of Troy. — Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Our first car is Jason and Lucia's convertible, which can have the top up or down. — Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Four people were in a 2009 BMW coupe convertible that hit a tree, police said. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convertible

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Noun

Both the hull and deck are built in aluminum, while the hardtop is carbon fiber.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
The Elegante used a heavy retractable hardtop operated by an elaborate electro-hydraulic mechanism, with the entire operation taking roughly two minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of hardtop

Noun

There was also a Civic hatchback built as a Dodge Charger from the 1970s as recently as 2023.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Its first hatchback was still a three-door, though, and slightly more practical for carrying cargo rather than humans in the rear.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of hatchback

Noun

Yellow police tape cordoned off the property, where several vehicles were parked in the driveway, including a white Toyota SUV, a gray BMW SUV and a black Range Rover.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
The initial investigation indicated the police SUV had its lights and sirens on.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of SUV

Noun

The pump wagon’s relevance to Bowery culture will only be apparent in the exhibition’s final gallery, which is dominated by a comparable artifact, Brad Kalhammer’s installation Bowery Nation (1985–2012).

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Parents can also pull their younger ones around the neighborhood in a wagon as a safety measure.

— Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of wagon

Noun

This is the Torcal, a fastback SUV with more torque than any Bentley before it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
There are about three times as many C40 coupes available as the XC40 Recharge, but quite a lot of people prefer the looks of the fastback, so this is no bad thing.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of fastback

Noun

His 2020 breakout record, Little Dominiques Nosebleed, examined place and heritage by tracing the ripples of two successive childhood car accidents; 2022’s ISTHISFORREAL?

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
His sister, Andrea Clark, 35, told the New York Post on Tuesday that her brother had been in remission from cancer since 2015 and had survived a car fire just weeks before his death.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of car

Noun

With its British Racing Green exterior and black ragtop, the nearly 60-year-old Jaguar is often cited as the most beautiful car ever made.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 28 Dec. 2025
As Bronson Pinchot’s hapless character, Elliot, is speeding in his ragtop Porsche with a girl bent over his lap along a 15 mph curve on Mulholland Drive, cop lights go off behind him.

— Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025

Definition of ragtop

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