Topside — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːpsaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒpsaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒpsaɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːpsaɪd/.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Oberseite

(normalerweise Plural) Wetterdeck; der Teil eines Schiffsrumpfes, der sich über der Wasserlinie befindet

🇫🇷French

dessus

(généralement au pluriel) pont météo ; la partie de la coque d'un navire qui se trouve au-dessus de la ligne de flottaison

🇪🇸Spanish

lado superior

(generalmente plural) cubierta meteorológica; la parte del casco de un barco que está por encima de la línea de flotación

🇮🇹Italian

parte superiore

(solitamente plurale) ponte meteorologico; la parte dello scafo della nave che si trova al di sopra della linea di galleggiamento

🇳🇱Dutch

bovenzijde

(meestal meervoud) weerdek; het deel van de scheepsromp dat zich boven de waterlijn bevindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

parte superior

(geralmente plural) deck meteorológico; a parte do casco de um navio que está acima da linha d'água

🇷🇺Russian

верхняя часть

(обычно множественное число) палуба; часть корпуса корабля, расположенная выше ватерлинии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जहाज़ की छत पर

(आमतौर पर बहुवचन) मौसम डेक; जहाज के पतवार का वह भाग जो जलरेखा के ऊपर होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উপরের দিকে

(সাধারণত বহুবচন) আবহাওয়া ডেক; একটি জাহাজের হুলের অংশ যা জলরেখার উপরে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேல்புறம்

(பொதுவாக பன்மை) வானிலை தளம்; நீர்நிலைக்கு மேலே இருக்கும் ஒரு கப்பலின் மேலோட்டத்தின் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

పైభాగం

(సాధారణంగా బహువచనం) వాతావరణ డెక్; నీటి రేఖకు పైన ఉన్న ఓడ యొక్క పొట్టు యొక్క భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

वरच्या बाजूला

(सामान्यतः अनेकवचनी) हवामान डेक; जहाजाच्या हुलचा भाग जो वॉटरलाइनच्या वर आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોચની બાજુ

(સામાન્ય રીતે બહુવચન) હવામાન ડેક; વહાણના હલનો ભાગ જે વોટરલાઇનની ઉપર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗ

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಹುವಚನ) ಹವಾಮಾನ ಡೆಕ್; ನೀರಿನ ರೇಖೆಯ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಹಡಗಿನ ಹಲ್‌ನ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുകൾവശം

(സാധാരണയായി ബഹുവചനം) കാലാവസ്ഥ ഡെക്ക്; ജലരേഖയ്ക്ക് മുകളിലുള്ള കപ്പലിൻ്റെ പുറംഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਰਲੇ ਪਾਸੇ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਹੁਵਚਨ) ਮੌਸਮ ਡੈੱਕ; ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦੇ ਹਲ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜੋ ਵਾਟਰਲਾਈਨ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوپر کی طرف

(عام طور پر جمع) موسم ڈیک؛ جہاز کے ہول کا وہ حصہ جو واٹر لائن کے اوپر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

上部

（通常是复数）露天甲板；船体高于水线的部分

🇯🇵Japanese

上面

(通常は複数形) 気象デッキ。船体の水線より上の部分

🇰🇷Korean

위쪽

(보통 복수형) 날씨 갑판; 흘수선 위에 있는 선박의 선체 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phía trên

(thường số nhiều) boong thời tiết; phần thân tàu nằm phía trên mực nước

🇹🇭Thai

ด้านบน

(ปกติจะเป็นพหูพจน์) ดาดฟ้าอากาศ; ส่วนของตัวเรือที่อยู่เหนือตลิ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

geladak atas

(biasanya jamak) dek cuaca; bagian lambung kapal yang berada di atas permukaan air

🇵🇭Filipino

pang-itaas

(karaniwang maramihan) weather deck; ang bahagi ng katawan ng barko na nasa itaas ng linya ng tubig

🇲🇾Malay

bahagian atas

(biasanya jamak) dek cuaca; bahagian badan kapal yang berada di atas garis air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجانب العلوي

(عادة الجمع) سطح الطقس؛ جزء من بدن السفينة الذي يقع فوق خط الماء

🇮🇷Persian

سمت بالا

(معمولاً جمع) عرشه هواشناسی; بخشی از بدنه کشتی که بالای خط آب قرار دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

üst taraf

(genellikle çoğul) hava durumu güvertesi; gemi gövdesinin su hattının üzerinde kalan kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִדוֹן

(בדרך כלל ברבים) מזג אוויר סיפון; החלק של גוף הספינה שנמצא מעל קו המים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'topside'?

The primary meaning of 'topside' is '(usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline'.

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Using 'topside' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'topside' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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