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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, n. 1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]