sloop
noun/sluːp/
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop.
- borrowed from sloep
Definitions
A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
- Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered.
A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.
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A surname.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for sloop. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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