"Topgallant" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.
Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.
A topgallant mast or sail.
Serious sport is war minus the shooting.
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Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail.
Read the complete definitionThe mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast. See …
Read the complete definitionA bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the …
Read the complete definitionSpecifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which …
Read the complete definitionThe second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast, and below the topgallant mast.
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