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Topgallant   Listen
adjective
Topgallant  adj.  
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.
2.
Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of topgallant sparks."
Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly be carried.





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