SLOOP

sloop

(noun) a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat’s length aft of the bow

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

sloop (plural sloops)

(nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.

(military) A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.

(military) A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.

Anagrams

• Loops, OOPLs, loops, polos, pools, spool

Proper noun

Sloop (plural Sloops)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sloop is the 18918^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1443 individuals. Sloop is most common among White (96.26%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Loops, OOPLs, loops, polos, pools, spool

Source: Wiktionary

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Sloop, n.Etym: [D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. Shallop.] (Naut.)

Definition: 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 standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See Cutter, and Illustration in Appendix. Sloop of war, formerly, a vessel of war rigged either as a ship, brig, or schooner, and mounting from ten to thirty-two guns; now, any war vessel larger than a gunboat, and carrying guns on one deck only.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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