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foretopgallant

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fore-top⋅gal⋅lant

  [fawr-top-gal-uhnt, fohr-; Naut. fawr-tuh-gal-uhnt, fohr-]
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–adjective
being a sail, yard, or rigging belonging to a fore-topgallant mast.

Origin:
1620–30
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fore·top·gal·lant   (fôr'tŏp-gāl'ənt, -təp-, fōr'-)   
adj.   Nautical
Of, relating to, or being the mast directly above the foremast.
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