Sloop Definition

slo͝op
sloops
noun
A fore-and-aft-rigged, single-masted sailing vessel with a mainsail and a jib.
Webster's New World

A sloop of war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.

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Other Word Forms of Sloop

Noun

Singular:
sloop
Plural:
sloops

Origin of Sloop

  • Dutch sloep from Middle Dutch slūpen to glide sleubh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Dutch sloep, from Middle Dutch sloepen (“to glide").

    From Wiktionary

Sloop Sentence Examples

  • In July 1779 he became commander, and was appointed to the "Rover" sloop; in June of the following year he attained the rank of post-captain.

  • In 1831 he was appointed master of the sloop "Falmouth" on the Pacific station, and subsequently served in other vessels before returning home in 1834, when he married his cousin, Ann Herndon.

  • A few days later he sailed for home in the Indian sloop.

  • A 10-gun brig sloop of the Cherokee class she was two years old and the first command of her captain, Cdr.

  • It has a hard chine hull powered with a conventional bermudan sloop rig.

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Words Starting With

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