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Definitions for Sloop

[1] 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. Compare cutter(def 3) , knockabout(def 1) .
[2] a single-masted sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with the mast stepped about one third of the overall length aft of the bow Compare cutter (def. 2)

Words related to Sloop

yacht, skiff, craft, vessel, ship, catamaran, schooner, cutter, sailboat, racer, dinghy, canoe, barge, raft, gondola, clipper, galley, yawl, jack, bark

Words nearby Sloop

sloganize, sloid, sloka, sloke, slommock, sloop, sloop of war, sloop rig, sloop-rigged, sloot, slop

Origin of Sloop

1620–30; < Dutch sloep; akin to Old English slūpan to glide

Word origin for Sloop

C17: from Dutch sloep; related to French chaloupe launch, Old English slūpan to glide

Synonyms for Sloop

catamaran, craft, cutter, schooner, ship, skiff, vessel, yacht, Sunfish, bark, brig, brigantine, clipper, dory, galleon, galley, jack, ketch, pinnace, windjammer, yawl, gaff-rigged sailboat, ragboat, tall ship, wooden boat