topside

American  

[top-sahyd] / ˈtɒpˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the upper side.

2. Nautical. Usually topsides. the outer surface of a hull above the water.

3. the most authoritative position or level.

4. Chiefly British. a cut of beef similar to a U.S. rump roast.

5. British. the top or outer side of a round of beef; beef from the outer thigh of a butchered cow.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or located on the topside.

2. of the most authoritative rank.

adverb

1. Also topsides up on the deck.

   He left the engine room and went topside.

2. to, toward, or at the topside.

topside British  

/ ˈtɒpˌsaɪd /

noun

1. the uppermost side of anything

2. a lean cut of beef from the thigh containing no bone

3. (often plural)

   1. the part of a ship's sides above the waterline

   2. the parts of a ship above decks

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Etymology

Origin of topside

First recorded in 1670–80; top ¹ + side ¹

Example Sentences

First released in 2013 by Topside Press and reissued this week by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, it’s a road-trip novel that refuses to go anywhere, in which people aren’t locked into linear narratives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

In Topside, an area of old cars and dusty brush, sits one of the two processing centers that house about 160 detainees.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2018

“It was just down there,” she says, motioning toward a patch of dusty earth in front of a couple of shipping containers on this hot, rocky part of the island that locals call Topside.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2018

Last year, the Topside Pool Club, Greenville’s first, opened on the rooftop of a new West End building.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2018

Topside again, he stripped down and carefully bathed his whole body.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

Related Words

• front
• surface