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sloop

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As a noun, sloop means a single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.

Meanings of sloop

4 meanings

noun

  1. nauticalA single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.

  2. militaryA sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.

  3. militaryA sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.

  4. A sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

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