Topside vs. Ship — What's the Difference?

Often topsides The surface of a ship's hull above the water line.

A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying goods or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and tradition.

The highest position of authority.

A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation.

On or to the upper parts of a ship; on deck.

A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts.

In a position of authority.

An aircraft or spacecraft.

The side or part of something that is at the top.

The crew of one of these vessels.

(nautical) The surface of a ship’s hull that is above the water line.

One's fortune

(construction) The structure and assembly of modules above the jacket or gravity base sub structure.

To place or receive on board a ship

(construction) The structure and assembly of modules on the deck of any floating installation.

To cause to be transported; send.

The outer side of a round of beef.

(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

(nautical) Abovedeck, such as on the weather deck or bridge.

A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

(nautical) Abovedeck, such as on the weather deck or bridge.

A spaceship (the type of pattern in a cellular automaton).

(usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline

A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

(dated) An aircraft.

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).

(ambitransitive) To release a product (not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.

(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

To put or secure in its place.

(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.

Leave, depart, scram.

To pass (from one person to another).

To go all in.

(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.

(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.

Pay; reward.

Any large seagoing vessel.

Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.

By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.

Hence, to send away; to get rid of.

To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.

To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.

To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.

To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.

To embark on a ship.

A vessel that carries passengers or freight

Transport commercially

Hire for work on a ship

Go on board

Travel by ship

Place on board a ship;