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Definitions for topgallant
ˌtɒpˈgæl ənt; Naut. təˈgæl-top·gal·lant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. topgallant, topgallant sailnoun

    a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast

  2. topgallant, topgallant mastnoun

    a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel

Wiktionary

  1. topgallantnoun

    The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast; topgallant sail.

  2. topgallantnoun

    The topmost section of a mast; topgallant mast.

  3. topgallantnoun

    Anything elevated or splendid.

  4. topgallantadjective

    Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast.

  5. topgallantadjective

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Topgallantnoun

    Etymology: top and gallant.

    A rose grew out of another, like honeysuckles, called top and topgallants. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 646.

    I dare appeal to the consciences of topgallant sparks. Roger L'Estrange.

ChatGPT

  1. topgallant

    Topgallant refers to the section or the mast of a sailing ship that is above the topmast and below the royal mast. It can also refer to the sail set on this part of the ship. The word is often used in a naval context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Topgallantadjective

    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

  2. Topgallantadjective

    fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid

  3. Topgallantnoun

    a topgallant mast or sail

  4. Topgallantnoun

    fig.: Anything elevated or splendid

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of topgallant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of topgallant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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