Associations to the word «Sloop»
Noun
- Brig
- Hms
- Schooner
- Frigate
- Privateer
- Screw
- Corvette
- Gunboat
- Dockyard
- Cutter
- Midshipman
- Paddle
- Pounder
- Uss
- Rig
- Sail
- Mast
- Grimsby
- Minesweeper
- Gun
- Flinder
- Kingfisher
- Convoy
- Cruising
- Yacht
- Blockade
- Warship
- Rigging
- Vessel
- Navy
- Hm
- Admiralty
- Ton
- Wharf
- Cherokee
- Peacock
- Decatur
- Sunk
- Steamer
- Galley
- Indies
- Keel
- Flotilla
- Commodore
- Reindeer
- Vane
- Flagship
- Pirate
- Hornet
- Cruiser
- Escort
- Oyster
- Osprey
- Chesapeake
- Shoal
- Rosalind
- Swan
- Cornwallis
- Maynard
- Destroyer
- Displacement
- Inlet
- Greer
- Portsmouth
- Ballast
- Gibraltar
- Zebra
- Squadron
- Wasp
- Bahamas
- Wilkes
- Royal
- Anchor
- Ship
Wiktionary
SLOOP, noun. (nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
SLOOP, noun. (military) A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
SLOOP, noun. A sloop of war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.
Dictionary definition
SLOOP, noun. A sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.