TOPSIDE

topside

(noun) (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship’s hull that is above the waterline

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

topside (plural topsides)

The side or part of something that is at the top.

(nautical) The surface of a ship’s hull that is above the water line.

(construction) The structure and assembly of modules above the jacket or gravity base sub structure.

(construction) The structure and assembly of modules on the deck of any floating installation.

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) The outer side of a round of beef.

Adjective

topside (not comparable)

(nautical) Above decks, such as on the weather deck or bridge.

Anagrams

• deposit, dopiest, podites, posited, side pot, sopited, toe-dips

Source: Wiktionary



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29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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