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TOPGALLANT SAIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does topgallant sail mean?
• TOPGALLANT SAIL (noun)
The noun TOPGALLANT SAIL has 1 sense:
1. a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
Familiarity information: TOPGALLANT SAIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
topgallant; topgallant sail
Hypernyms ("topgallant sail" is a kind of...):
canvas; canvass; sail; sheet (a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)
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