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top flight

American  

noun

  1. the highest or most outstanding level, as in achievement or development.

    students in the top flight of their class.
top-flight British  

adjective

  1. of superior or excellent quality; outstanding

"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

Other Word Forms

  • top-flight adjective
  • top-flighter noun
  • topflight adjective
  • topflighter noun

Example Sentences

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Two points from safety with four games to go, Tottenham remain 18th and are fighting to keep the spot in the top flight they have held for nearly half a century.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

In two games time, their full attention will be back on the top flight.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

With so little to choose between the sides, particularly London rivals West Ham and Tottenham, the scrap to remain in the top flight looks set to go down to the wire.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

They then spent three long seasons in the Championship before finally returning to the top flight for the 2019-20 campaign, but were still struggling for identity and direction until the arrival of Unai Emery.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The top flight, with Cowan leading, had climbed to twelve thousand feet.

From Aces Up by Clarke, Covington

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