top hat

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A man's formal hat, with a tall cylindrical crown (often of silk).
A kind of steel batten.

Equivalents

Español(monosemic) bimba chistera gabinagalera sombrero de copa sombrero de copa alta

Françaishaut-de-forme hauteforme

DeutschZylinder Zylinderhut

21 more languages

Bosanskicilindar цилиндар

Češtinacylindr

Ελληνικάημίψηλο

Esperantocilindra ĉapelo

Suomisilinteri silinterihattu

Gaeilgehata ard

עבריתמגבעת

Hrvatskicilindar цилиндар

Íslenskapípuhattur

Italianocilindro

日本語シルクハットトップハット

한국어실크해트 탑햇

Македонскицилиндар

Nederlandscilinderhoed hogehoed tophoed

Portuguêscartola

Русскийцилиндр

Српскиcilindar цилиндар

Svenskacylinderhatt stormhatt

Українськациліндр

Examples

“The car body is a light ⟳ steel shell fabricated by welding from top-hat, channel, and Z sections.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

top ho top job top kill top light top line top loader

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