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.
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