fighting top

British

noun

one of the gun platforms on the lower masts of sailing men-of-war, used in attacking the crew of an enemy ship with swivel guns and muskets

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But White announced Saturday night that all four shows must take place at new, currently undetermined venues - including UFC 249, the promotion’s next pay-per-view event headlined by lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov fighting top contender Tony Ferguson.

From Washington Times

As long as I’m fighting top guys that the fans want to see me fight, I’m okay with that.”

From Washington Post

Today's Beys take their name from a Japanese fighting top known as a bei-goma, and they are a rare case of a fad catching fire twice.

From Seattle Times

TODAY’S Beys take their name from a Japanese fighting top known as a bei-goma, and they are a rare case of a fad catching fire twice.

From New York Times

Every Mexican remembers the red light which President Woodrow Wilson had flashed on April 21, 1914 from the fighting top of the U. S. S. Arkansas.

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