top-armour

English

Alternative forms

top armour, top armor, top-armor

Noun

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

  1. (historical, nautical) A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: top armour, i.e. armour on the top side of e.g. a tank.

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