Meaning of 'topgallant' in Chichewa is: topgallant

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Noun(1) a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast(2) a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel

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(1) This purchase is fitted for the purpose pose of setting topgallant rigging up smartly; the upper block in large ships is a double block.(2) The topgallant royal is a small spar which is often a continuation of the topgallant mast, and is fixed.(3) She is generally under two topsails, fore and main topsails, fore and foretopmast staysails, sometimes topgallant sails and jib, but seldom any sail on the mizzen, except while in chase of a vessel.(4) The jibsails came down smoothly, then the topsails, until only the topgallants were still drawing.(5) The rig has at least three square sails: the course on the lower mast, the topsail on the topmast and the topgallant sail on the topgallant mast.(6) She had a full set of sails including double topsails, single topgallant sails and nothing above the royal yards.(7) On large ships, the topgallant sail sometimes comprises 2 separate sails for the same reason.(8) We also slept in hammocks, stood lookout watch at the end of the jibboom and furled topgallant sails during beautiful evening sunsets.(9) On Rose, the lower masts are steel and the topmasts and topgallant masts are wooden, typically pine or spruce.(10) Once round Start Point, however, the reefs will be shaken out and possibly topgallants set.(11) By the end of the reign of the carrack, a third sail, the topgallant sail had appeared in some ships above the topsail in its topgallant mast.(12) We always like seeing the topgallants run back up in spring.(13) In the afternoon set the fore and main topgallant sail s. 1pm set the mizzen topgallant sail and spanker.(14) Then the topgallant masts and sail fell onto the forecastle, dragging in the water until cut free.(15) She has not yet made preparations for heavy weather, as top and topgallant masts are still up.(16) The overlapping view makes it difficult to sort out the various spars, but it appears that the foremast has only lower and topmasts, while topgallants are carried on the main and mizen.