different between topgallant vs topmast

English

Adjective

topgallant (comparative more topgallant, superlative most topgallant)

1. (nautical) 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.
   • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 9

     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.

Noun

topgallant (plural topgallants)

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

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References

• topgallant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

top +? mast

Noun

topmast (plural topmasts)

1. The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship.
2. The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship.

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See also

• topmast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• topmast on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons