upper works
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The Hindenburg lies in 66 ft. of water, on an even keel, with its upper works projecting above water.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their upper works had been sheared off or twisted; it was doubtful that any men could have survived if the ships had been manned.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Fort Perithori, they abandoned the upper works, retired underground, and conked Nazis one by one as they tried to enter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nice figure—trifle over slender in the upper works, perhaps; looks a bit worried at times; finds it hard to make ends meet, perhaps, poor thing.
From Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
Her upper works, in particular, were very defective.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
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