main-topgallant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of main-topgallant
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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"Smoke ho!" would be called from the main-topgallant cross-tree.
From Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray by William Charles Henry Wood
“Look there, Harry,” observed Roger, pointing to the main-topgallant yard; and, looking up, Harry perceived two lambent globes of greenish fire.
From Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess by W. (William) Rainey
As it was blowing heavily towards night, the fore-topmast of the Trumbull was carried away by a squall, bringing down with it, on deck, the main-topgallant mast.
From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) by Philip Freneau
"We had better get up the main-topgallant sail, Brown, and run up to her," Bob said.
From Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
“We have a spare topmast and topgallant mast, Captain Weber; but I have been rummaging over the spars, and can find nothing that will do for the main-topgallant mast.”
From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Hugh Mulleneux Walmsley
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