topgallant sail

noun Nautical.

a sail or either of two sails set on the yard or yards of a topgallant mast.

Also called topgallant.

Origin of topgallant sail

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby topgallant sail

top flight, topfull, topgallant, topgallant forecastle, topgallant mast, topgallant sail, top gear, top grafting, top gun, tophaceous, tophaceous gout

Example sentences from the Web for topgallant sail

It would not appear so distinct as it does if it was the topgallant-sail of a ship, hull down.
The South Sea Whaler|W.H.G. Kingston
Five minutes sufficed for this job, and we then reset our topgallant-sail and flying-jib, and shifted our gaff-topsail.
The Log of a Privateersman|Harry Collingwood
On this we managed to spread a topgallant-sail, which helped her along famously.
Salt Water|W. H. G. Kingston
He said grace as if he were ordering the men to sheet home the topgallant-sail and get the helm up.
Man Overboard!|F(rancis) Marion Crawford

Loose and set the topsail and topgallant-sail, and throw them aback!
The Rover's Secret|Harry Collingwood

单词	topgallant sail
释义	topgallant sail noun Nautical. a sail or either of two sails set on the yard or yards of a topgallant mast. Also called topgallant. Origin of topgallant sail First recorded in 1580–90 Words nearby topgallant sail top flight, topfull, topgallant, topgallant forecastle, topgallant mast, topgallant sail, top gear, top grafting, top gun, tophaceous, tophaceous gout Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for topgallant sail It would not appear so distinct as it does if it was the topgallant-sail of a ship, hull down. The South Sea Whaler\|W.H.G. Kingston Five minutes sufficed for this job, and we then reset our topgallant-sail and flying-jib, and shifted our gaff-topsail. The Log of a Privateersman\|Harry Collingwood On this we managed to spread a topgallant-sail, which helped her along famously. Salt Water\|W. H. G. Kingston He said grace as if he were ordering the men to sheet home the topgallant-sail and get the helm up. Man Overboard!\|F(rancis) Marion Crawford Loose and set the topsail and topgallant-sail, and throw them aback! The Rover's Secret\|Harry Collingwood
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