cherry top

A form of cherrytop — A round, red light that is mounted on top of a police car.

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Meanings

nouncherry top (plural cherry tops)

plural cherry tops

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cherrytop.

    The cops turned on their cherry top lights and were approaching them fast.

    2010, Kato, Good Guy Gone Bad, page 121
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    When I caught up to the swirling cherry top lights, I stopped to rest and to check out what was happening.

    2010, Michael Stull, Wallowing: The Joys and Pains of a Common Joe, page 43

    Lamont jammed the brakes and reached down by the shotgun seat, grabbing a cherry top. There was no time to throw it up on the roof of his car.

    2015, James Patterson, Truth or Die, page 170
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APA

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MLA

“cherry top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cherry top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20top.

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