ragtop

noun

rag·​top ˈrag-ˌtäp How to pronounce ragtop (audio)
Synonyms of ragtopnext
: a convertible automobile

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When production of the old ragtop ceased, however, some of the wonder went out of Jaguars. — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023 The park’s historic Red Jammers, a fleet of 1930s ragtop tour buses, allow visitors to take in stunning mountain, lake and waterfall views from the road. — Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for ragtop

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ragtop was in 1952

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“Ragtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ragtop. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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