topgallant

topgallant
    n 1: a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn:
         {topgallant}, {topgallant sail}]
    2: a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged
       vessel [syn: {topgallant}, {topgallant mast}]
    

Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, n.
   1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
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   2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon.
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Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, a.
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   1. (Naut.) 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}.
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   2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of
      topgallant sparks." --L'Estrange.
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   {Topgallant breeze}, a breeze in which the topgallant sails
      may properly be carried.
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