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/sloohp"rigd'/, adj.(of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.[1760-70]
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sloop-rigged — [slo͞op′rigd΄] adj. having rigging like that of a sloop … English World dictionary
sloop-rigged — /sloohp rigd /, adj. (of a sailboat) fore and aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib. [1760 70] * * * adj. rigged as a sloop … Useful english dictionary
sloop — 1620s, from Du. sloep a sloop, probably from Fr. chaloupe, from O.Fr. chalupe small, sloop rigged vessel, perhaps related to English shallop. In military use, a small ship of war carrying guns on the upper deck only … Etymology dictionary
sloop — n. 1 a small one masted fore and aft rigged vessel with mainsail and jib. 2 (in full sloop of war) Brit. hist. a small warship with guns on the upper deck only. Phrases and idioms: sloop rigged rigged like a sloop. Etymology: Du. sloep(e), of… … Useful english dictionary
sloop — /sloohp/, n. 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. Cf. cutter (def. 3), knockabout (def. 1).… … Universalium
Sloop — Sloop, n.[D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. {Shallop}.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel having one mast and fore and aft rig, consisting of a boom and gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sloop of war — Sloop Sloop, n.[D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. {Shallop}.] 1. (Naut.) A vessel having one mast and fore and aft rig, consisting of a boom and gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sloop — ► NOUN 1) a single masted sailing boat with a mainsail and jib rigged fore and aft. 2) a small anti submarine warship used for convoy escort in the Second World War. ORIGIN Dutch sloep … English terms dictionary
sloop — [slo͞op] n. [Du sloep < LowG sluup < slupen (akin to OE slupan), to glide: for IE base see SLIP3] a fore and aft rigged, single masted sailing vessel with a mainsail and a jib … English World dictionary
Sloop — For the military definition of sloop see: Sloop of war. : For the open learning project see: SLOOP Project. A sloop (from Dutch sloep ) is a sailboat with a fore and aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter. A sloop s… … Wikipedia
