Definition of topgallant Topgallant
top•gal•lant
We found 12 definitions of topgallant from 4 different sources.
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What does topgallant mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: topgallants |
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| topgallant - a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel | ||
| topgallant mast | ||
| topgallant - a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast | ||
| topgallant sail | ||
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Wiktionary 
- topgallant (Noun)
The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast; topgallant sail . - topgallant (Noun)
The topmost section of a mast; topgallant mast . - topgallant (Noun)
Anything elevated or splendid. - topgallant (Adjective)
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast . - topgallant (Adjective)
Of the most superior quality; the best of its kind.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- topgallant (a.)
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship. - topgallant (a.)
Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. - topgallant (n.)
A topgallant mast or sail. - topgallant (n.)
Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.
Part of speech
🔤- topgallant, noun, singular of topgallants.
