SLOOP OF WAR


Meaning of SLOOP OF WAR in English

1. : a vessel rigged as a ship or as a brig or as a schooner and mounting from 10 to 32 guns

2. : a warship larger than a gunboat and carrying guns on one deck only

3. Britain : a small armed ship

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