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.
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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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Topgallant
\Top`gal"lant\, n.
1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
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2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon.
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