Found 2 items, similar to topgallant.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: topgallant topgallant n 1: a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn: topgallant sail ] 2: a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel [syn: topgallant mast]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Topgallant Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, a. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. “The consciences of topgallant sparks.” --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly be carried. [1913 Webster] Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, n. 1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]