Sloop
WordNet
noun
(1) A sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from .
Noun
- A single-masted sailboat with only one jib.
- Year?, Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,
- I stayed in this island for a few days; I believe it could not be above a fortnight; when I and some few more slaves, that were not saleable amongst the rest, from very much fretting, were shipped off in a sloop for North America.
- Year?, Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,
- A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
- a sloop of war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette