sloop

sluːp

Definition

Definition of sloop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

maritime

TECH.

single-masted sailboat with one headsail

TECH.

The sloop glided smoothly across the bay.

cutter

ketch

yawl

military

Dated

sailing warship smaller than a frigate

Dated

The navy deployed a sloop for the mission.

brig

cutter

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Images of sloop

single-masted sailboat with one headsail
sailing warship smaller than a frigate

Expressions with sloop

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sloop of war

small fast warship with one deck of guns

The navy deployed a sloop of war for the mission.

Origin of sloop

Dutch, sloep (boat)

Terms with sloop included in their meaning

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foresail

sloop

triangular sail forward of the foremast

raceabout

maritime

small sloop-rigged yacht for racing

Examples of sloop in a sentence

The sloop's design makes it easy to handle.
The sloop sailed swiftly across the bay.
A historic sloop is docked at the museum.

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French:sloop, corvette, ...
German:Slup, Segelschiff, ...
Italian:sloop, corvetta, ...
Spanish:balandro, bergantín, ...
Portuguese:iate, corveta, ...
Chinese:单桅帆船, 小型战舰, ...
Japanese:スループ, 小型帆船, ...
Arabic:قارب شراعي, سفينة شراعية حربية صغيرة, ...
Hebrew:סְלוּפּ, אֳנִיַּת מִפְרָשׂ קְטַנָּה, ...
Russian:одномачтовая лодка, шлюпка, ...
Ukrainian:шлюп, ...
Hindi:स्लूप, ...
Bengali:স্লুপ, ছোট যুদ্ধজাহাজ, ...
Catalan:balandre, bergantí, ...
Czech:slup, šalupa, ...
Danish:slup, krigsslup, ...
Dutch:sloep, zeilsloep, ...
Greek:ιστιοφόρο, σλουπ, ...
Hungarian:sloop, szlúp, ...
Khmer:ទូកក្តោងស្លុប, នាវាចម្បាំងកប៉ាល់ក្តោងតូច, ...
Korean:슬루프, 소형 군함, ...
Persian:قایق بادبانی, کشتی کوچک, ...
Polish:slup, slup wojenny, ...
Portuguese (BR):saveiro, corveta, ...
Romanian:sloop, ...
Swedish:slup, liten fregatt, ...
Thai:เรือใบ, เรือรบสลูป, ...
Turkish:tek direkli yelkenli, küçük savaş gemisi, ...
Vietnamese:thuyền buồm, tàu chiến buồm, ...

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