Definition of upper works in English:

upper works

plural noun

单词	upper works
释义	Definition of upper works in English: upper works plural noun The parts of a ship that are above the water when it is fully laden. （船满载时的）船体水上部分，干舷 Example sentencesExamples The upper works are protected from shards of ice by a substantial ledge projecting round the top of the hull. The deck and upper works of older ships were often built of wood over a steel frame. The ship's stern and upper works, together with all her guns, had evidently been ripped away by the powerful currents which run through the Sound. Here it is more broken, with most of the upper works gone and the diesel engine exposed.
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