/ sluːp; NAmE / noun
a small sailing ship with one mast (= a post to support the sails)
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Dutch sloep(e) , of unknown origin.
SLOOP
Meaning of SLOOP in English
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005