单词 | topping-off ceremony |
释义 | > as lemmastopping-off ceremony topping off n. the action of topping off (in various senses of to top off at top v.1 Phrasal verbs); esp. the action of putting the final, highest structural feature on (a building), typically as a ceremony marking the building's completion; frequently in topping-off ceremony. ΚΠ 1836 L. Andrews Vocab. Words Hawaiian Lang. 70/2 Ki-pa-pa, the topping off of a wall; the filling up of a hole with stones. 1889 W. C. Russell Marooned I. ix. 154 The unfortunate wretch, whose long punishment certainly did not need the topping off of a round of abuse. 1932 New Castle (Pa.) News 15 Feb. 12/4 The ‘topping off’ ceremony staged by contractors and steel erectors at the finish of a skyscraper frame is quite impressive. 1971 Winnipeg Free Press 2 Oct. 4/3 (caption) Placing of a fir tree at the top of the John Hancock Tower in Boston marks the topping-off of the 790-foot building. 1992 Chicago Tribune's The Arts 20 Dec. 16/3 Each tank..full enough to require no topping off. 2021 Worksop Guardian (Nexis) 4 Dec. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service..will participate in a topping-off ceremony as the exterior building work of the new Worksop fire station is finished. < as lemmas |
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