bubbletop

or bub·ble-top

[ buhb-uhl-top ]

noun

1. a transparent dome, usually made of plastic or bulletproof glass, that serves as the roof or part of the roof of an automotive vehicle.
2. a vehicle having such a dome:

   The old van was converted into a bubbletop.

adjective

1. fitted with such a dome:

   a bubbletop limousine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bubbletop¹

First recorded in 1965–70; bubble + top ¹

Example Sentences

“Her hairdos remind me of the bubbletop over the presidential convertible — the bubbletop that should have been lowered in Dallas.”

From New York Times

For the Pope's recent journey to New York City, Ford supplied a custom-built bubbletop and 14 other Lincolns.

From Time Magazine Archive

Trailing behind her black bubbletop Citroen were her mother-in-law, Rose Kennedy, her sister, Princess Radziwill, Sister-in-Law Eunice Shriver, and a bevy of lesser ladies in waiting.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the Catholic ceremony, King and Queen rode in a bubbletop Cadillac through the cheering streets to the 13th century Gothic church of St. Gudule.

From Time Magazine Archive

In front of them, on jump seats of the President's Lincoln, its bubbletop off, were Texas' Democratic Governor John Connally, 46, and his wife Nellie.

From Time Magazine Archive