sloop of war

Definition

Definition of sloop of war - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical warship

Dated

small fast warship with one deck of guns

Dated

The navy deployed a sloop of war for the mission.
A sloop of war was spotted near the harbor at dawn.
The captain commanded the sloop of war with great skill.

corvette

frigate

warship

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small fast warship with one deck of guns

Expressions with war

war story

story about experiences in a war

The veteran shared a war story from his time in Vietnam.

color war

team competition where each team is a different color

The summer camp ended with a color war.

war paint

colloquial term for bold or heavy makeup

She wore her war paint to make a statement at the party.

culture war

conflict between groups with different cultural values

The election highlighted the ongoing culture war in the country.

tug of war

game where teams pull on a rope

The school held a tug of war during sports day.

all is fair in love and war

exp.

people may use any method to win romance or conflict

When accused of trying to win his rival's affection, he replied, “All is fair in love and war.”

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French:corvette, ...
German:Kriegssloop, ...
Italian:corvetta, ...
Spanish:bergantín de guerra, ...
Portuguese:corveta, ...
Chinese:单桅战船, ...
Japanese:スループ・オブ・ウォー, ...
Arabic:سفينة حربية شراعية صغيرة, ...
Hebrew:סְלוּפּ מִלְחָמָה, ...
Russian:военный шлюп, ...
Ukrainian:військовий шлюп, ...
Hindi:युद्ध स्लूप, ...
Bengali:যুদ্ধ স্লুপ, ...
Catalan:bergantí de guerra, ...
Czech:šalupa, ...
Danish:krigsskonert, ...
Dutch:oorlogssloep, ...
Greek:πολεμικό σκάφος, ...
Hungarian:hadiszlúp, ...
Khmer:នាវាចម្បាំងខ្នាតតូច, ...
Korean:전투 슬루프, ...
Persian:کشتی جنگی کوچک, ...
Polish:slup wojenny, ...
Portuguese (BR):corveta, ...
Romanian:sloop de război, ...
Swedish:slup, ...
Thai:เรือรบสลูป, ...
Turkish:savaş şalupası, ...
Vietnamese:tàu chiến sloop, ...

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