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topgallant mast
noun
, Nautical.
- a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of topgallant mast1
First recorded in 1505–15
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Example Sentences
The foremast is sprung, the main-topgallant mast is gone, and the mizzen has been snapped off close by the deck.
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The topgallant-mast still reared its taper form high above me, and the worst was yet to come.
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Masts: The masts of a full-rigged three-masted ship are the following: Fore-mast, topmast, topgallant-mast, royal mast.
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See Topgallant-mast, to which may be added its proper sail, yard, and studding-sail.
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The top-mast, topgallant-mast, and royal-mast; any spars above these are termed poles.
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