upperworks

Noun

plural plural-only slang

(nautical) superstructure / (slang) head; brains

Japanese Meaning

(船舶の乗組員のための) 艦船の上部構造 / 俗語で頭脳、知力

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The shipwright inspected the aging upperworks for signs of corrosion before the vessel left port.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

造船工は、船が港を出る前に、老朽化した上部構造に腐食の兆候がないか点検した。

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Sense（1）

(nautical) superstructure

On the Visby-Västerhejde Railway there is a steam car. … The upperworks consist of a short clerestory coach body with end platforms and the engine chimney protruding from the roof like a stovepipe.

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Sense（2）

(slang) head; brains

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