upper works
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
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
It's just possible, you know, there may be a screw loose in the upper works; but I don't believe it, and don't for the world hint it to the old lady.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
With her black hull, white upper works, and buff-coloured masts and funnels, she looked a totally different vessel from the grey monster that was on the point of being sent to the scrap-heap.
From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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