'Topgallant' definitions:
Definition of 'topgallant'
(from WordNet)
noun
A sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn: topgallant, topgallant sail]
noun
A mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel [syn: topgallant, topgallant mast]
Definition of 'Topgallant'
From: GCIDE
- Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, a. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of topgallant sparks." --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly be carried. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Topgallant'
From: GCIDE
- Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, n.
- 1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]