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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
3. fitted with such a dome: a bubbletop limousine.
Also, bubble-top.


Origin:
1965–70; bubble + top 1
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bubble top  
n.  
  1. A transparent glass or plastic dome, such as one constructed over a swimming pool or courtyard.

  2. A transparent, often bulletproof enclosure forming the top of an automobile.

bub'ble·top' (bŭb'əl-tŏp') adj.
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