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Definition: Topgallant breeze
Topgallant
\Top`gal"lant\, a.
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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.
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2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.
“The consciences of
topgallant sparks.” --L'Estrange.
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Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails
may properly be carried.
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