Sloop-rigged+vessel
1sloop — 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 …
2Sloop-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… …
3sloop — /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).… …
4sloop — 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… …
5Sloop — Sloop, n.[D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. {Shallop}.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel having one mast and fore and aft rig, consisting of a boom and gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and… …
6Sloop of war — Sloop Sloop, n.[D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. {Shallop}.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel having one mast and fore and aft rig, consisting of a boom and gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast,… …
7Princess Royal (sloop) — Princess Royal was a British merchant ship that sailed on fur trading ventures in the late 1780s, and was captured at Nootka Sound by Esteban José Martínez of Spain during the Nootka Crisis of 1789. Called the Princesa Real while under the… …
8sloop — [slo͞op] n. [Du sloep < LowG sluup < slupen (akin to OE slupan), to glide: for IE base see SLIP3] a fore and aft rigged, single masted sailing vessel with a mainsail and a jib …
9Sloop — 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… …
10sloop 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… …
