topgallant mast
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noun Nautical.
a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel.
Origin of topgallant mast
First recorded in 1505–15
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Historical Examples of topgallant mast
Mulford soon had the reef out, and the sail distended to the utmost, while the topgallant-mast was soon up and fidded.
Jack Tier or The Florida ReefJames Fenimore Cooper
Ay, ay; I've sprung my topgallant-mast, and think this a good occasion to get another up in its place.
Jack Tier or The Florida ReefJames Fenimore Cooper
The topgallant-mast still reared its taper form high above me, and the worst was yet to come.
Hudson BayR.M. Ballantyne
A yet smaller mast, elevated through irons at the head of the topgallant-mast; but more generally the two are formed of one spar.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth
The mast-rope employed to sway up a top-mast or topgallant-mast, in order to fix it in its place, or lower it.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth