topgallant
Britishnoun
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Also called: topgallant mast. a mast on a square-rigger above a topmast or an extension of a topmast
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Also called: topgallant sail. a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
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(modifier) of or relating to a topgallant
Etymology
Origin of topgallant
C16: from top 1 + gallant
Example Sentences
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Like acrobats, the crew scurried up the masts to the upper topgallant sails that rose nearly 200 feet above us.
From New York Times
Case shot topgallant yo-ho-ho heave to jolly boat crow’s nest square-rigged.
From Seattle Times
Screaming, a seaman plunged from our topgallant, to die on deck while we were outrunning a storm.
From Project Gutenberg
She had been sailing under foresail and mainsail only, but now in frantic haste the crew, in obedience to Biddle's orders, set the topsails and the topgallants.
From Project Gutenberg
The corn is out in topgallant, and if you look from a mountain path into the planted valley, the écru tassels have hidden the lustrous ribbon leaves.
From Project Gutenberg
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