Top`gal"lant (?), a.
1. (Naut.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast;
designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck;
as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration
of Ship.
2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of topgallant
sparks." L'Estrange.
Topgallant breeze, a breeze in which the topgallant sails may properly
be carried.
Top`gal"lant, n. 1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.