Home › Words › C › cherrytopcherrytopcherrytop means A round, red light that is mounted on top of a police car.EtymologyFrom cherry + top, from the resemblance to a maraschino cherry on top of a dessert.nounA round, red light that is mounted on top of a police car.e.g.“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.” — 1988 -, Steve Sohmer, Favorite Son, page 425:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.slicktop 62% match — a police car with painted markings and decals but no external rooftop lights. vs cherrytop →cherries 55% match — A rail-gap indicator. vs cherrytop →cherrylike 53% match — Resembling a cherry, such as in shape, color, or flavor vs cherrytop →chper 52% match — A member of the California Highway Patrol; a CHP officer. vs cherrytop →cerise 52% match — A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink. vs cherrytop →chip 51% match — An officer of the California Highway Patrol. vs cherrytop →cherry 51% match — A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. vs cherrytop →chippie 51% match — An officer of the California Highway Patrol. vs cherrytop →