top deck

Highest passenger level

Top deck is the uppermost level of a multi-story vehicle, especially a double-decker bus: We sat on the top deck for a better view.

In card games, to top deck is to draw exactly the card you need from the top of your deck—often with implications of luck rather than skill: He top decked the winning card.

Related

open air · London bus · city tour · crow's nest · forecastle · superstructure · roof · platform · balcony · bridge · rooftop garden · mezzanine · deckhouse · panorama · penthouse · terrace · pinnacle · apex

Categories
Opposites
vertical position

top decklower deck

Ship level below main

ground floor · basement level · hold · cargo hold · steerage

hierarchy of desirability/status

top decksteerage

Ship's cheapest quarters

lower deck · below decks · economy class · cheap seats · basement

vertical position in layered structures

top deckbase level

Fundamental reference standard

ground level · foundation · first floor · cellar

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G