topside
Above the waterline
Topside refers to the upper surface or deck of a ship, as opposed to below deck: The captain ordered all hands topside.
More broadly, it means the upper part or top of anything: the topside of the roast.
In British English, topside is also a lean cut of beef from the thigh.
As an adverb, it means on or toward the top: Let's head topside.
Outermost boundary layer
- upperShoe part above sole
- aboveAt greater height
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
apex · higher · overhead · superior · uppermost · raised · crest · ridge
Ship's flat surface
- hullOuter covering or frame
- superstructureConstruction above the base
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
mast · rigging · bow · stern · port · starboard · gangway · galley
Made visible or known
weathered · unsheltered · vulnerable · unprotected · revealed · accessible · sunlit · outer
surface
Outermost boundary layer
peak · apex · higher · overhead · superior · uppermost · raised · crest · ridge · plateau
deck
Ship's flat surface
- hullOuter covering or frame
- superstructureConstruction above the base
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
helm · mast · rigging · bow · stern · port · starboard · gangway · galley · forecastle
uncovered
Made visible or known
outdoors · weathered · unsheltered · vulnerable · unprotected · revealed · accessible · sunlit · outer · exterior
sirloin
Upper hindquarter beef cut
carvery · butcher · silverside · braising · carving · gravy · slicing · lean · slow-cooked · marbling
- topapex, peak, summit, pinnacle, zenith
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- Meat Cutsribeye, t-bone, flank steak, skirt steak, short rib
- Navy Slangaye aye, scuttlebutt, shipmate, swabbie, old salt
- ship partshull, keel, deck, mast, bow
- superstructureswheelhouse, deckhouse, control tower, observation deck, penthouse
topsidebelowdecks
Inside a vessel's hull
hold · below · bilge · lower deck · engine room
topsideunderside
Lower surface of something
bottom · underneath · base · underbelly · downside