Topgallant

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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