- a single-masted sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with the mast stepped about one third of the overall length aft of the bow
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sloop /slup/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Naval Termsa single-masted sailing vessel with rigging fore and aft.
sloop
(slo̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa 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).
- Dutch sloep; akin to Old English slūpan to glide
- 1620–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sloop /sluːp/ n
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'sloop' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cutter
- hoy
- shallop
- smack
- yawl
- bateau
- bear
- chalupa
- foresail
- forestay
- knockabout
- raceabout
- singlesticker
- sloop of war
- sloop rig
- sloop-rigged
- sneak
