Topgallant
noun, Nautical.
1.
a sail or either of two sails set on the yard or yards of a topgallant mast.
noun
1.
Also called topgallant mast. a mast on a square-rigger above a topmast or an extension of a topmast
2.
Also called topgallant sail. a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
3.
(modifier) of or relating to a topgallant
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