sloop

Signification (Anglais)

  1. A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
  2. A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
  3. A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.

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Fréquence

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/sluːp/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop.

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