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单词 topside
释义 topside
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: top (I) + side
1.
 a. topsides plural : the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline
 b. : the portion of a ship above the main deck and usually below the top-hamper — distinguished from side
2. : high ranking personnel : the highest level of authority
 < the topside of the … armies and navies know about them — Newsweek >
 < got straight from topside the picture of the war as it unfolded — Coast Artillery Journal >
 < a former topside government information man — R.E.Jones >
3. : a place actually or figuratively above another (as the surface of the earth or sea)
 < with a war surplus diving helmet, a painting machine air compressor and friends as a topside crew, started diving — New York Times >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adverb
1. also topsides : on deck
 < down in the engine room … quickly regretted ever having gone topside — Joseph Whitehill >
2. : in or into a high position
 < to transport visitors topside, a businessman built the first cog railroad — B.M.Bowie >
: on top
 < slept topside in the bunk >
: to or on the surface
 < miners coming topside >
3. : in a position of authority : at a top level of rank
 < charges of Communism topsideNewsweek >
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