TOPGALLANT

topgallant, topgallant mast

(noun) a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel

topgallant, topgallant sail

(noun) a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

topgallant (comparative more topgallant, superlative most topgallant)

(nautical) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast.

Of the most superior quality; the best of its kind.

• L'Estrange

Noun

topgallant (plural topgallants)

(nautical) The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast.

(nautical) The topmost section of a mast; topgallant mast.

Anything elevated or splendid.

Source: Wiktionary

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Top`gal"lant, a.

1. (Naut.)

Definition: Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship.

2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of topgallant sparks." L'Estrange. Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly be carried.

Top`gal"lant, n.

1. (Naut.)

Definition: A topgallant mast or sail.

2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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