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topgallant mast

WordNet
  1. (n) topgallant mast
    a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
Usage in literature

Away aloft there, a couple of hands, and clear the wreck of the topgallant-mast! "The Log of a Privateersman" by Harry Collingwood

She was hove-to on the port tack under a storm-staysail, and her topgallant-masts were down on deck. "For Treasure Bound" by Harry Collingwood

Go up to the main-topgallant mast-head, and have a look from there. "Sail Ho!" by George Manville Fenn

The topmasts and topgallant masts were sent down on deck, and fresh anchors were got out. "Exiled for the Faith" by W.H.G. Kingston

The topgallant mast stood uninjured. "The Ferryman of Brill" by William H. G. Kingston

He hove-to on the larboard tack under his mainsail, with topgallant masts struck. "Paddy Finn" by W. H. G. Kingston

The topgallant masts were bending like willow wands. "Will Weatherhelm" by W.H.G. Kingston

The topgallant-mast still reared its taper form high above me, and the worst was yet to come. "Hudson Bay" by R.M. Ballantyne

She was somewhat high out of the water, and her main-topgallant-mast had been carried away. "Old Jack" by W.H.G. Kingston

The fore and main topgallant masts were carried away. "The Two Shipmates" by William H. G. Kingston