"topgallant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /tɒpˈɡælənt/, /təˈɡælənt/ Forms: more topgallant [comparative], most topgallant [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} topgallant (comparative more topgallant, superlative most topgallant)
  1. (nautical) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-topgallant-en-adj-ZtwVW2CY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 8 18 18 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 3 26 30 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 4 20 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 2 17 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 7 21 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 41 6 22 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 42 8 19 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 40 6 21 25 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 43 7 19 22 8 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. Of the most superior quality; the best of its kind.
    Sense id: en-topgallant-en-adj-d4vQBVBb

Noun

IPA: /tɒpˈɡælənt/, /təˈɡælənt/ Forms: topgallants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} topgallant (plural topgallants)
  1. (nautical) The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-topgallant-en-noun-4-n8xkNc Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 3 26 30 6 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical) The topmost section of a mast; topgallant mast. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (topmost mast): prammitanko (Finnish), mât d'pèrrotchet [masculine] (Norman), arboret [masculine] (Romanian), bramstång [common-gender] (Swedish), babafingo (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-topgallant-en-noun-KPVYJ2Bm Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 3 26 30 6 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'topmost mast': 44 55 1
  3. Anything elevated or splendid.
    Sense id: en-topgallant-en-noun-QMo7dO7a

Inflected forms

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