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rag·top

 (răg′tŏp′)
n. Slang
A convertible automobile.
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ragtop

(ˈræɡˌtɒp)
n
1. (Automotive Engineering)
a. a vehicle roof made of fabric, which can be folded back or removed
b. (as modifier): a ragtop roadster.
2. (Automotive Engineering) (as modifier): a ragtop roadster.
3. (Automotive Engineering) a vehicle with a ragtop
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To the event of rainfall, a folding soft top appropriately referred to as a "ragtop" at least tried to provide certain protection.
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Even if you don't drive a vintage Thunderbird ragtop, you can replicate that sense of unbridled freedom.
What your [pounds sterling]72,245 buys you is a ragtop monster with a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 banging out 503bhp and 516lb ft -- and shifting it to 62mph in just 4.1 seconds.
I have to say that unless the sun is high in the sky and the temperature makes little beads of sweat appear on my brow, the ragtop stays in place.
We laid our credit cards down, procuring a Triumph with a 150-horsepower oil-dribbling two-stroke motor, white Naugahyde seats, a ragtop canopy and multiple beer holders.