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  • noun A convertible car.

Etymologies

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Examples

  • Dan Neil/The Wall Street Journal The 2012 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Sluggish, wobbly, weird-looking, with a front-end shake that would mix a good daiquiri, the new Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet—a droptop, two-door version of the Murano crossover—is, in one respect at least, delightful.

    A Nissan at CrossPurposes With Competence Dan Neil 2011

  • Dan Neil/The Wall Street Journal Priced at $47,200, the new Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet is a droptop, two-door version of the Murano crossover.

    Betting Small, Hoping for the Best 2011

  • WSJ's Dan Neil test drives the 2011 BMW M3 Convertible, a screamingly powerful, luxurious droptop.

    A Fun Screamer Dragging an Anchor 2010

  • The M3 Convertible is essentially a hot-rodded version of the 335is Convertible, or a droptop version of the M Coupe, if you prefer.

    A Fun Screamer Dragging an Anchor 2010

  • The new droptop is still fun but not too fresh; who needs an 'openometer,' anyway?.

    Mini Convertible Is More of the Same 2009

  • I find it hard to believe that guy driving a Mercedes droptop that cost five times as much was having five times as much fun as I was.

    Answering a request Steven Barnes 2008

  • Nothing special about it, car is almost twelve years old, but there seems to be something about a little droptop tooling along that just pisses people off.

    Where is the Death Ray When You Need One? Steve Perry 2006

  • Nothing special about it, car is almost twelve years old, but there seems to be something about a little droptop tooling along that just pisses people off.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Steve Perry 2006

  • Sports cars, by definition, are coupes or convertibles, but coupes make for purer performance vehicles because their bodies are more rigid; converting a coupe to a droptop often requires sacrifices to the car's speed or agility.

    Super Coupes 2006 2006

  • "It makes you smile," Von Teese says about the burgundy droptop.

    Forbes.com: News Hannah Elliott 2011

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