单词 | topping-out ceremony |
释义 | > as lemmastopping-out ceremony topping out n. the action of topping out (in various senses of to top out 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-out ceremony. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > [noun] > roofing > other processes sarking1464 shell construction1946 topping out1961 1833 Phenix Gaz. (Alexandria, Va.) 19 Nov. The topping out of the chimney was postponed to the next fair day. 1938 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 16 June b15/2 The traditional ‘topping-out’ ceremony, the raising of an American flag on the topmost girder. 1952 J. F. Dobie Mustangs viii. 133 I took my stand, beside the topping-out place on the trail. 2000 N.Y. Times 13 Dec. b9/5 Representatives of the various companies involved with the building and some 500 trade union members celebrated the ‘topping out’. 2021 Citizen (Tanzania) (Nexis) 18 June Guests from China and Egypt on Thursday held a topping-out ceremony for the 385-meter-high Iconic Tower, which will be the tallest building in Africa. < as lemmas |
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