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topgallant

/tɒpˈɡælənt/

topgallant adjective: situated above the topmast and below the royal mast.

Adjective

topgallant (comparative more topgallant, superlative most topgallant)

  1. 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.
    • The consciences of top-gallant sparks.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC
    • Delight, — top-gallant delight is to him, who acknowledges no law or lord, but the Lord his God, and is only a patriot to heaven.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 9”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

Noun

topgallant (plural topgallants)

  1. The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast.
  2. The topmost section of a mast; topgallant mast.
  3. Anything elevated or splendid.

topgallant meaning in Tamil

topgallant in Tamil

இரண்டாம்பாய்

Forms of topgallant

Adjective
comparativemore topgallant
superlativemost topgallant
Noun
pluraltopgallants

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Questions about topgallant

What does topgallant mean?
Topgallant means situated above the topmast and below the royal mast.
What is topgallant in Tamil?
Topgallant in Tamil is இரண்டாம்பாய். See Topgallant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is topgallant?
Topgallant can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce topgallant?
Topgallant is pronounced /tɒpˈɡælənt/.

Words near topgallant in the dictionary

  1. topflight
  2. topfree
  3. topfreedom
  4. topful
  5. topfull
  6. topgallant
  7. topgallant sail
  8. topgallant sails
  9. topgallants
  10. topgallantsail
  11. topgallantsails

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Adapted from Wiktionary: topgallant (page history and authors); topgallant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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