sloep

Meaning

1. (feminine) a small boat, with oars and historically often with a mast; rowing boat or small motorboat carried on a ship
2. (feminine, historical) a sloop

Concepts

sloop

shallop

galley

launch

longboat

pinnace

wherry

boat

⛵

ship’s boat

dinghy

Synonyms

roeiboot

Translations

Schaluppe

sloop

Slup

balandra

sloop

chalupa

balandra

chaloupe

sloop

chalupa

corvetta

Nachen

Barke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/slup/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French: chaloupe

In summary

From Middle French chaloupe, chaloppe (“nutshell, seed husk”), from Old French eschalope (“pod, shell, nutshell”), probably a blend of Old French eschale (“shell”) and envelope (“casing, wrap, covering”).

Sentences

Na de aanvaring was hun sloep brandhout .

After the collision, their sloop was firewood.