Top`gal"lant , n.
1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.
2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. Bacon.
Top`gal"lant (?), a.
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.
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