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• Top End
  Top End

  noun

  the northern part of the Northern Territory
• top-end
  top-end

  adjective

  of or relating to the best or most expensive products of their kind
• top end
  top end

  noun

  (in vertical engines) another name for little end

Top End

¹ British  

noun

1. the northern part of the Northern Territory

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top-end ² British  

adjective

1. of or relating to the best or most expensive products of their kind

   a range of top-end vehicles

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top end ³ British  

noun

1. (in vertical engines) another name for little end

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Example Sentences

“Burt’s life story is one of strength, resilience, and a personality as bold as the Top End itself,” the aquarium’s statement said, referring to the country’s rugged northern territory.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

"You're inviting conflict," says local Billee McGinley, part of the Top End Peace Alliance, a local activist group.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

"This is a landmark occasion for the Top End," Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyle said, referring to the geographic region at the territory's north.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2022

Timing Locals will tell you Top End only has two seasons, dry and wet — or hot and hotter — and during the height of wet, some of Kakadu’s floodplains are only passable by boat.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2018

So far this year, 190 of them as well as two freshwater crocodiles have been captured in the Top End region, according to data released by the government.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2018