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topgallant sail
noun
, Nautical.
- a sail or either of two sails set on the yard or yards of a topgallant mast.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of topgallant sail1
First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences
He then went down into the sail-room to get some canvas, a new topgallant sail which was there, and a palm and needles with twine.
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Just the second before he spoke, the leech of the topgallant sail had caught over the end of the yard arm.
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The man who was taking in the topgallant-sail fell overboard.
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It would not appear so distinct as it does if it was the topgallant-sail of a ship, hull down.
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"We had better get up the main-topgallant sail, Brown, and run up to her," Bob said.
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