Top`gal"lant (?), a.
1. Naut.
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship.
2.
Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid.
"The consciences of
topgallant sparks."
L'Estrange.
Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly be carried.
© Webster 1913.
Top`gal"lant, n.
1. Naut.
A topgallant mast or sail.
2.
Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid.
Bacon.
© Webster 1913.