Sloop Definition

slo͝op
sloops
noun
A fore-and-aft-rigged, single-masted sailing vessel with a mainsail and a jib.
Webster's New World

A sloop of war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.

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Other Word Forms of Sloop

Noun

Singular:
sloop
Plural:
sloops

Origin of Sloop

  • Dutch sloep from Middle Dutch slūpen to glide sleubh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Dutch sloep, from Middle Dutch sloepen (“to glide").

    From Wiktionary

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