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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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That draw takes them nine points clear of Tottenham in 18th and, with so few games remaining, that gap will almost certainly be enough to keep them in the top flight.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Trials have been taking place in the third division of the men's game and the top flight of the women's game in Spain, and in Serie C in Italy.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Given the top flight and Uefa's respective financial rules, which limit spending, this was always viewed as a long-term project following the takeover in 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

See her climb those six steps—they might be the top flight of St. Paul's!

From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

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