topgallant mast

noun, Nautical.

a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel.

Origin of topgallant mast

1505-1515

First recorded in 1505-15

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The topgallant royal is a small spar which is often a continuation of the topgallant mast, and is fixed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 Various
Sail floated to the masthead, and blew balloon-like at the topgallant mast.

A Tale of Two Tunnels William Clark Russell

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