Definition of topgallants Topgallants

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What does topgallants mean?

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  • topgallants (Noun)
    Plural of topgallant.

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Noun

Plural: topgallants

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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  • 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.

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