Meaning of TOPGALLANT
| Pronunciation: | | `tâp'galunt
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- [n] a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
- [n] a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
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| | Synonyms: | | topgallant mast, topgallant sail |
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| | See Also: | | canvas, canvass, sail, sheet, topmast | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Top`gal"lant\, a.
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.
{Topgallant breeze}, a breeze in which the topgallant sails
may properly be carried.
\Top`gal"lant\, n.
1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon.
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