topside

[ top-sahyd ]

/ ˈtɒpˌsaɪd /

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noun

the upper side.

Usually topsides. Nautical. the outer surface of a hull above the water.

the most authoritative position or level.

Chiefly British. a cut of beef similar to a U.S. rump roast.Compare silverside (def. 1).

British. the top or outer side of a round of beef; beef from the outer thigh of a butchered cow.

adjective

of, relating to, or located on the topside.

of the most authoritative rank.

adverb

Also topsides . up on the deck: He left the engine room and went topside.

to, toward, or at the topside.

Origin of topside

First recorded in 1670–80; top¹ + side¹

Words nearby topside

topsail schooner, topscore, top-secret, top sergeant, top-shell, topside, Top-Sider, top slicing, topsmelt, topsoil, topspin

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Example sentences from the Web for topside

But not so with these; these had no such tricks; these undertook to maintain me topside up with care.
Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 150, May 17 1916|Various
Plenty time lockee up Missy topside house; no can walkee—no can talkee—no hab got—how can get?
Openings in the Old Trail|Bret Harte
The Colonel has an individual dugout, and Dodds sleeps "topside" in the trench.
In Flanders Fields and Other Poems|John McCrae
It had been displaced a full fifteen degrees on the topside of optimum power!
Spillthrough|Daniel F. Galouye

Neutral colours were painted on her topside; the boats were gone and dangling boat-falls streamed alongside in the tideway.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone

British Dictionary definitions for topside

topside

/ (ˈtɒpˌsaɪd) /

noun

the uppermost side of anything

British and NZ a lean cut of beef from the thigh containing no bone

(often plural)

the part of a ship's sides above the waterline
the parts of a ship above decks

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单词	topside
释义	topside [ top-sahyd ] / ˈtɒpˌsaɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR topside ON THESAURUS.COM noun the upper side. Usually topsides. Nautical. the outer surface of a hull above the water. the most authoritative position or level. Chiefly British. a cut of beef similar to a U.S. rump roast.Compare silverside (def. 1). British. the top or outer side of a round of beef; beef from the outer thigh of a butchered cow. adjective of, relating to, or located on the topside. of the most authoritative rank. adverb Also topsides . up on the deck: He left the engine room and went topside. to, toward, or at the topside. Origin of topside First recorded in 1670–80; top¹ + side¹ Words nearby topside topsail schooner, topscore, top-secret, top sergeant, top-shell, topside, Top-Sider, top slicing, topsmelt, topsoil, topspin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for topside But not so with these; these had no such tricks; these undertook to maintain me topside up with care. Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 150, May 17 1916\|Various Plenty time lockee up Missy topside house; no can walkee—no can talkee—no hab got—how can get? Openings in the Old Trail\|Bret Harte The Colonel has an individual dugout, and Dodds sleeps "topside" in the trench. In Flanders Fields and Other Poems\|John McCrae It had been displaced a full fifteen degrees on the topside of optimum power! Spillthrough\|Daniel F. Galouye Neutral colours were painted on her topside; the boats were gone and dangling boat-falls streamed alongside in the tideway. Merchantmen-at-Arms\|David W. Bone British Dictionary definitions for topside topside / (ˈtɒpˌsaɪd) / noun the uppermost side of anything British and NZ a lean cut of beef from the thigh containing no bone (often plural) the part of a ship's sides above the waterline the parts of a ship above decks Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to topside front, surface, covering, outdoors, appearance, face, skin, facade, sheath, integument, open, open air, seeming, without
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topside

noun

adjective

adverb

Origin of topside

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Example sentences from the Web for topside

British Dictionary definitions for topside

noun

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