canvas vs topgallant

topgallant vs canvas

canvas and topgallant both are nouns.

canvas is a verb but topgallant is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
canvas	Yes	No	Yes	No
topgallant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, topgallant is a hyponym of canvas; that is, topgallant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than canvas:

canvas: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
topgallant: a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast

Other hyponyms of canvas include balloon sail, crossjack, mizzen course, fore-and-aft sail, foresail, headsail, mainsail, main-topsail, press of canvas, press of sail, royal, save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant sail, topsail.

canvas (noun)	topgallant (noun)
a heavy, closely woven fabric	a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete	a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
a tent made of canvas fabric
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
an oil painting on canvas fabric
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

canvas (verb)	topgallant (verb)
cover with canvas

Difference between canvas and topgallant

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