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Topgallant
Translation of "topgallant" into Russian
topgallant
Noun
UK
/ˈtɒpɡələnt/
US
/ˈtɑːpˌɡælənt/
topgallant
topgallants pl
The sailors climbed up to the topgallant to adjust the sails.
Матросы поднялись на брамсель, чтобы настроить паруса.
topgallant
Adjective
UK
/tɒpˈɡæl.ənt/
US
/tɑpˈɡæl.ənt/
topgallant
The ship was equipped with a topgallant sail.
Корабль был оснащен брамсельным парусом.
Definitions
topgallant
Noun
UK
/tɒpˈɡæl.ənt/
US
/tɑpˈɡæl.ənt/
The section of a square-rigged sailing ship's mast above the topmast.
The crew climbed up to the topgallant to adjust the sails.
The sail set on the topgallant mast.
The captain ordered the topgallant to be unfurled to catch more wind.
topgallant
Adjective
UK
/tɒpˈɡæl.ənt/
US
/tɑpˈɡæl.ənt/
Nautical: Situated above the topmast; relating to the part of a mast or to the sails set immediately above the topmast.
From the deck they could just make out the topgallant yard high above the main top.
Archaic, figurative: Splendid; fine; gallant.
He turned out in topgallant finery for the festival.