Meanings of topgallant yard in English

The men on the topgallant yard had a beastly time.

Tommy had reached the cross-trees: now he had his feet on the topgallant yard.

The beast was then sitting on the topgallant yard.

Past the maintop and upwards to the topgallant yard.

The latter then sprang up to the topgallant yard, and was closely followed by his mate.

Just then, as I was looking aloft, I saw a bird pitch on the fore- topgallant yard-arm.

After a severe effort I succeeded in getting upon the topgallant yard, where I again paused- Icouldgo no further.

Main topgallant yard there.

We then passed between the Traps, which the captain saw distinctly, one on each side of him, from the main topgallant yard.

We had a look-out at each mast-head, and one of the mates, or the boatswain, and sometimes the captain, was stationed at the fore- topgallant yard-arm.

At Noon took in the Topsails and got down Topgallant yards.

The topgallant yards were pale now, the sails taut and hard-braced to hold the unco-operative wind.

He could just see the little brig's dark silhouette, her topgallant yards still faintly pink in the dying light.

"Hail the topgallant yards once more, Mr. Winchester," said Cuffe, huskily.

It would be dawn very soon: the few stars beyond the topgallant yards were fainter than when he had last looked.

As we neared her, we noticed that she was hove-to, her courses brailed up, and her topgallant yards on the caps.