English Explanatory Dictionary

sloop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
  2. A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
  3. A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

slo͞op /sluːp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sloop.wav

Word forms

sloop sloops

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop.

Derived words

Friendship sloop lobster sloop masthead sloop Muscongus Bay sloop slooplike sloopman sloop-of-war
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