Topgallant

[,tɒp'gælәnt]

Definition

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

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

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Definition

(a.) 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.

(a.) Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.

(n.) A topgallant mast or sail.

(n.) Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.

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