topgallant

adj, noun — 5 senses

topgallant

adj

/tɒpˈɡælənt/ · /təˈɡælənt/

1

Nautical, Transport Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast.

the topgallant yards, braces, etc.

2

Of the most superior quality; the best of its kind.

The consciences of top-gallant sparks.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC:
Delight, — top-gallant delight is to him, who acknowledges no law or lord, but the Lord his God, and is only a patriot to heaven.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 9”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:

topgallant

noun

1

Nautical, Transport The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast.

2

Nautical, Transport The topmost section of a mast; topgallant mast.

3

Anything elevated or splendid.

Derived terms: foretopgallant

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