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- /tɔpˈgælənt/
- /tɔpˈgælənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /tɔpˈgælənt/
Definitions of topgallant word
- noun topgallant a sail or either of two sails set on the yard or yards of a topgallant mast. 1
- noun topgallant a mast on a square-rigger above a topmast or an extension of a topmast 0
- noun topgallant a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast 0
- noun topgallant of or relating to a topgallant 0
- adjective topgallant designating or of a mast, sail, spar, etc. situated above the topmast and below the royal mast on a sailing ship 0
- adjective topgallant higher than the adjoining parts of the ship 0
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Origin of topgallant
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90
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Parts of speech for Topgallant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
topgallant popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
topgallant usage trend in Literature
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