From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Topgallant \Top'gal"lant\, adjective
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}.
2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. ''The consciences of topgallant sparks.'' --L'Estrange.
{Topgallant breeze}, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly be carried.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Topgallant \Top'gal"lant\, noun
1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast [syn: {topgallant sail}]
2: a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel [syn: {topgallant mast}]
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