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• sloop — 1620s, from Du. sloep a sloop, probably from Fr. chaloupe, from O.Fr. chalupe small, sloop rigged vessel, perhaps related to English shallop. In military use, a small ship of war carrying guns on the upper deck only …   Etymology dictionary

• sloop — /sloohp/, n. a single masted, fore and aft rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails. Cf. cutter (def. 3), knockabout (def. 1).… …   Universalium

• sloop — [slu:p] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Dutch; Origin: sloep] a small ship with one central ↑mast (=pole for sails) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sloop — ► NOUN 1) a single masted sailing boat with a mainsail and jib rigged fore and aft. 2) a small anti submarine warship used for convoy escort in the Second World War. ORIGIN Dutch sloep …   English terms dictionary

• sloop of war — n. Historical 1. a sailing vessel mounting from 10 to 32 guns 2. later, a small war vessel, having guns mounted on one deck only …   English World dictionary

• Sloop-of-war — USS Constellation , a later United States Navy sloop of war named after the original frigate.In the 18th and the earlier part of the 19th centuries, a sloop of war was a small sailing warship (also known as one of the escort types) with a single… …   Wikipedia

• Sloop — For the military definition of sloop see: Sloop of war. : For the open learning project see: SLOOP Project. A sloop (from Dutch sloep ) is a sailboat with a fore and aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter. A sloop s… …   Wikipedia

• sloop — n. 1 a small one masted fore and aft rigged vessel with mainsail and jib. 2 (in full sloop of war) Brit. hist. a small warship with guns on the upper deck only. Phrases and idioms: sloop rigged rigged like a sloop. Etymology: Du. sloep(e), of… …   Useful english dictionary

• sloop — noun 1》 a one masted sailing boat with a mainsail and jib rigged fore and aft. 2》 (also sloop of war) historical a small square rigged sailing warship with two or three masts. 3》 a small anti submarine warship used for convoy escort in the Second …   English new terms dictionary

• sloop of war — noun a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck • Hypernyms: ↑warship, ↑war vessel, ↑combat ship * * * 1. : a vessel rigged as a ship or as a brig or as a schooner and mounting from 10 to 32 guns 2. : a warship larger than a… …   Useful english dictionary

• sloop — [[t]slu͟ːp[/t]] sloops N COUNT A sloop is a small sailing boat with one mast …   English dictionary