"top-armour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: top-armours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} top-armour (countable and uncountable, plural top-armours)
  1. (historical, nautical) A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-top-armour-en-noun-aqBTiHFw Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: top armour, i.e. armour on the top side of e.g. a tank. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-top-armour-en-noun-ntMCbvBe Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77

Inflected forms

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