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sloop Definition


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sloop
noun
    1. A single-masted sailing boat with fore-and-aft sails.
    (Brit)
    2. historical
      A war vessel of any rig, carrying between ten and eighteen guns on one deck only.
      Form: sloop-of-war (in full)
Etymology: 17c: from Dutch sloep.



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