topgallant mast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of topgallant mast
First recorded in 1505–15
Example Sentences
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McBain delighted to have them smart, and it was with surprising celerity that the topgallant masts were lowered, the hatches battened down, and the good ship prepared for any emergency.
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Royal masts, and topgallant masts and yards had from the first been struck, top masts were housed,—still frantically onward flew the ship, scudding under bare poles.
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Nothing but the topgallant masts of the Vixen showed above the water, as she had sunk during the night.
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The topgallant masts were sent up with their yards and sails, and by dinner-time the Flying Scud looked more like herself.
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“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.”
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