topgallant mast

Other forms: topgallant masts

Definitions of topgallant mast
  1. noun
    a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
    synonyms: topgallant
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    type of:
    topmast
    the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
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