roadster

noun

Definition of roadsternext
as in coupé

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Recent Examples of roadster The One-All has retro looks too, with a whiff of classic speedboat mixed with a dose of sixties wind-in-the hair roadster. — New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026 The vehicle, which is available as a coupe and roadster, feels like a glimpse of the British automaker’s future, clad in a sculptural body that looks closer to that of an endurance racer than any of its DB cars. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026 The reveal started off with the roadster climbing a ramp which eventually left it inverted. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roadster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadster
  1. cabriolet
  2. phaeton
  3. cab
  4. chariot
  5. buckboard
  6. landau
  7. chaise
  8. coach
Noun
  • The manual package adds $8,550 to the Carrera S coupe’s starting price, bringing it to $167,100, while the manual cabriolet jumps nearly $11,000 to $181,000.
    — Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The cabriolet, which received Singer’s Classic Turbo treatment, was the focus of Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s women’s collections.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabriolet
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Definition of phaeton
Noun
  • Daimler Trucks North America The system is designed to recognize fast-moving vehicles (including motorcycles) crossing the truck's path, expanding the truck's ability to respond to traffic situations that can be difficult to assess from the cab.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Marian and Larry get to dancing, and Larry offers to share his cab home with Marian in the midst of a tropical storm — based on a real one in 1885 — that has hit New York, spooking the horses pulling their carriage into breaking one of the wheels.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of cab
Noun
  • During the period known as the Xi (Western) Zhou dynasty (1046–771 bce), warfare had been dominated by aristocratic elites and chariot forces and was generally conducted by armies smaller than those of subsequent centuries.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Moments later, Sol’s chariot resumed its fiery march across the sky, just as modern science predicted.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of chariot
Noun
  • The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Definition of buckboard
Noun
  • It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
Definition of landau
Noun
  • Pace sold Jean Dubuffet’s painting La chaise (1964) for a price over $5 million.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In the living room, a cardboard chair by British designer Max Lamb faces a Le Corbusier Lc4 chaise chair by Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret for Cassina covered in a cowhide.
    — Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of chaise
Noun
  • Doncic has been on a scoring tear for the Lakers, his play at such a high level that even coach JJ Redick has marveled at the guard’s achievements.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Illinois coach Brad Underwood watches players practice before a Final Four game against UConn on April 3, 2026, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
    — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of coach

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“Roadster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadster. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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