Definition of "topgallant" [top•gal•lant]

• Nautical Of, relating to, or being the mast above the topmast, its sails, or its rigging. (adjective)
• Raised above adjacent parts or structures. (adjective)

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• "There was a similar raised place forward, called the topgallant forecastle."
• ""It would be good to set the mizzen-topgallant," I heard Captain West mutter in a weak, quavery voice."
• "Between whiles, and all the while, he gauged the gusts, and ever his eyes lifted to the main-topgallant-yard."