DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
3.148.117.237
Search for:
▼[Show options]
[Pronunciation] [Help] [Database Info] [Server Info]

1 definition found

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.”
 Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly be carried.