2 of the best quality or at the highest level: --
He wasn't considered a top-flight manager.
4 the group that contains the most successful organizations, teams, etc.: --
The company is struggling to remain in the top flight
Immediately after the 1927 merger of these two sides the club was relegated from top-flight football in the city.
Courages remained a steady top-flight side until being relegated in 193738 as the bottom side.
The competition was re-structured this season, allowing only the 10 top-flight clubs and the 8 second-tier clubs to enter.
The club regained top-flight status in 1995 after a 15-year absence.
At many points in his career, it seemed that top-flight football was beyond him.
Over the years, his name became synonymous with both the shop and top-flight artistry.
It was the first time they had been in such a position since they won their opening game of the 195758 top-flight campaign.
These chosen institutions, it seems to me, should also play a major part in the continuing education of top-flight engineers, through short courses and collaborative research.