roadster

noun

Definition of roadsternext
as in coupé

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Recent Examples of roadster The vehicle is positioned as a Grand Opening car that redefines the luxury roadster segment. — Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026 The 1,578 hp roadster is the latest one-off calling card from the French marque’s Sur Mesure division, which specializes in customization. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2026 The Supersport 400 is a classic British roadster, a two-seater with a mohair manually folding soft top and lightweight carbon-fiber hard top that fits with simple catches. — New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026 The company introduced the more powerful Falcon Heavy, which is essentially three Falcon 9 rockets strapped together, with its debut launch in 2018 flying Musk’s red Tesla roadster into deep space. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 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 718 Boxster is a brilliantly handling cabriolet with an assortment of power plants to choose from, a modern interior, numerous tech amenities, comfortable dimensions, and driver aids.
    — Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
  • The 1934 Packard LeBaron all-weather cabriolet was designed to be driven by a chauffeur.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
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
  • The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
    — ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Firefighters extinguished a blaze that had consumed the truck’s cab and trailer, as well as debris along the railroad.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of cab
Noun
  • For example, last Wednesday, the game challenged me with a picture of a bronze sculpture that looked somewhat like a chariot.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
  • But, that could be accomplished with portable palanquins and chariots, Namboothiri said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 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
  • The royal couple was transported to the senate in the grandest of royal ways: in a landau carriage escorted by a troupe from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride in their bright red tunics.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • 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
Definition of landau
Noun
  • Martha moved the antique wicker chaise below out to her driveway and sprayed it dusty rose to match the bedroom's walls.
    — Dan Shaw, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026
  • In a photo shared in her People cover story, which was shot by photographer Ruven Afanador, Shakira could be seen lounging on a brocade-upholstered chaise while modeling a nude cowl neck slip dress made out of nothing but mesh.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Definition of chaise
Noun
  • Only one is from a power conference and most of the others have played musical coaches in the hope of finally playing beyond the regular season.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of coach

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“Roadster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadster. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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