Cherrytop

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A round, red light that is mounted on top of a police car.

    "And it was less than five minutes before a black-and-white turned off Wisconsin Avenue onto P Street to investigate, its spotlight sweeping back and forth and its cherrytop spinning."

Synonyms

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cherry

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"And it was less than five minutes before a black-and-white turned off Wisconsin Avenue onto P Street to investigate, its spotlight sweeping back and forth and its cherrytop spinning."

Etymology

From cherry + top, from the resemblance to a maraschino cherry on top of a dessert.

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cherry topper

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