TOPGALLANT

topgallant. Topgallant, n. the highest sail, any thing elevated

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Top′gal″lant (?), a. 1. 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. 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.