topgallant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
    topgallant sail.
  2. noun a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
    topgallant mast.

WordNet

Top`gal"lant adjective
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) 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.
Top`gal"lant noun
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
  2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. Bacon.

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