topgallant

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. (nautical) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast.

- the topgallant yards, braces, etc.

2. Of the most superior quality; the best of its kind.

noun

1. a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast

Definition categories: man–made, canvas, canvass, sail, sheet

2. a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel

Definition categories: man–made, topmast