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sloop

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sloop  (slp)
n.
A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat with a short standing bowsprit or none at all and a single headsail set from the forestay.
[Dutch sloep, from Middle Dutch slpen, to glide; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]
sloop [sluːp]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a single-masted sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with the mast stepped about one third of the overall length aft of the bow Compare cutter [2]
[from Dutch sloep; related to French chaloupe launch, Old English slūpan to glide]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sloopsloop - a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
knockabout - a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
raceabout - a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail
sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
Translations
sloop [sluːp] N → balandra f
sloop
n → Slup f, → Schlup f
sloop [sluːp] n (ship) → sloop m inv
sloop [sluːp] n (ship) → sloop m inv


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Upon the tenth day we were chased by two pirates, who soon overtook us; for my sloop was so deep laden, that she sailed very slow, neither were we in a condition to defend ourselves.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
This sloop was named Sally Lloyd, in honor of one of the colonel's daughters.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
She was by no means sure that Antonio would appear as a coachman--this was merely a suggestion of her own; and the idea that he might possibly be one of the gazers, covered her with confusion: her blushes drew still more attention and admiration upon her; and we cannot say what might have been the result of her fascinations, had not Charles at this instant approached them, and pointing to a sloop they were passing at the time, exclaimed--
Imagination and Heart by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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