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noun Nautical.a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel. Origin of topgallant mastFirst recorded in 1505–15 Words nearby topgallant masttopesthesia, top flight, topfull, topgallant, topgallant forecastle, topgallant mast, topgallant sail, top gear, top grafting, top gun, tophaceous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for topgallant mastThe mast-rope employed to sway up a top-mast or topgallant-mast, in order to fix it in its place, or lower it. The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth Masts: The masts of a full-rigged three-masted ship are the following: Fore-mast, topmast, topgallant-mast, royal mast. Anson's Voyage Round the World|Richard Walter So we climbed up to the cap of the topgallant-mast in company; but, as far apart as the poles, though so close together. Young Tom Bowling|J.C. Hutcheson A yet smaller mast, elevated through irons at the head of the topgallant-mast; but more generally the two are formed of one spar. The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
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