top-armour

noun

A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.

Meanings

nountop-armour (countable and uncountable, plural top-armours)

plural top-armours

  1. countablehistoricaluncountablenauticalA top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.
  2. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: top armour, i.e. armour on the top side of e.g. a tank.
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Chicago

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