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TOPGALLANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does topgallant mean?
• TOPGALLANT (noun)
The noun TOPGALLANT has 2 senses:
1. a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
2. a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
Familiarity information: TOPGALLANT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
topgallant; topgallant sail
Hypernyms ("topgallant" is a kind of...):
canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
topgallant; topgallant mast
Hypernyms ("topgallant" is a kind of...):
topmast (the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig)
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