Topgallant /(?)/
Top·gal·lant
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. (Naut.)
- Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.
Phrases & Compounds
- Topgallant breeze
- a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly be carried.
Topgallant
n.
- A topgallant mast or sail. (Naut.)
- Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.