SLOOP


Meaning of SLOOP in English

■ noun

1》 a one-masted sailing boat with a mainsail and jib rigged fore and aft.

2》 (also ~ of war ) historical a small square-rigged sailing warship with two or three masts.

3》 a small anti-submarine warship used for convoy escort in the Second World War.

Origin

C17: from Du. sloep(e) , of unknown origin.

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