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Meanings of topgallant in inglês

português
joanete

A mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel.

        joanete

        A sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast.

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              Examples for "topgallant mast"
              Examples for "topgallant mast"
              1
              The wreck of the mizzen topgallant mast was allowed to hang for the present.
              For Love of Country: A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the ...
              2
              At the same time the main- topgallant mast with its sail and yard was carried away.
              Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
              3
              Her main topgallant mast was also gone at the cross-trees, but the maintopsail held strongly.
              Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
              4
              The fore-topmast, complete with topgallant mast and spars, had been shot away as cleanly as a carrot.
              Success to the Brave
              5
              The topgallant mast stood uninjured.
              The Ferryman of Brill, and Other Stories
              Usage of topgallant in inglês
              1
              The Lascars were below, or asleep in the shade under the topgallant-forecastle.
              In the Eastern Seas
              2
              On board the brig the hands were still aloft sending down topgallant-masts.
              The Three Commanders
              3
              And there was not enough time to replace the fore topgallant sail.
              Second to None
              4
              The royal masts were sent down and replaced by stump topgallant masts.
              Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
              5
              The order was immediately given to furl sails and strike topgallant masts.
              Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
              6
              Royals, topgallant sails, topsails appeared one after the other above the horizon.
              Hurricane Hurry
              7
              First her topgallant sails, then her topsails, rose out of the water.
              Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
              8
              You, Peter and Jim, up aloft with you and hand the main-topgallant-sail.
              Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
              9
              He shaded his eyes to look up at the freshly-set topgallant sails.
              Sword of Honour
              10
              Away flew the main-topgallant studden sail; the topmast studden sail followed.
              Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
              11
              Saying this he sprung into the rigging and ascended to the fore-topgallant mast-head.
              Mark Seaworth
              12
              The corvette had handed her royals, presently she took in her topgallant sails.
              The Rival Crusoes
              13
              At the topgallant-masthead he now sat, eagerly looking out towards the point indicated.
              Salt Water: The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midsh...
              14
              They had contrived happily to get hold of the topgallant halyards.
              The Three Midshipmen
              15
              No sooner had he reached the topgallant rigging than he reported me dead.
              Rattlin the Reefer
              16
              The wavefront climbed higher than the topgallant of the tallest vessel.
              Stonewielder
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              joanete
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