Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)In the highest position.

    in or into the highest position

Examples

2 sentences

  1. You'll only see them in the uppermost canopy.

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  2. When the lift reaches the building's uppermost floors, its ceiling light starts to flicker.

    deWenn der Fahrstuhl die obersten Stockwerke des Gebäudes erreicht, fängt die Deckenbeleuchtung an zu flackern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

From Middle English upper-moste; equivalent to upper + -most.

From Middle English upper-moste; equivalent to upper + -most.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
uponA2upperB1uprightB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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