sloop

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

boat

⛵

caique

cutter

davit

sailboat

⛵

sailing ship

shallop

ice boat

sailing vessel

one-masted vessel

long-boat

lightboat

land yacht

Translations

sloep

Schaluppe

sloop

sloop

chalupa

balandra

corvetta

Slup

balandra

corveta

peschereccio

🎣

actuariola

paranza

chalupa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sluːp/

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop.