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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sloop \sloop\, n.d. sloep, of uncertain origin. cf. shallop.
1. naut. a vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig,
consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail,
and gaff topsail. the typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit,
topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are
capable of being readily shifted. the sloop usually
carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon
breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. the two types
have rapidly approximated since 1880. one radical
distinction is that a sloop may carry a centerboard. see
cutter, and illustration in appendix.
1913 webster
2. naut. in modern usage, a sailing vessel having one mast,
commonly with a bermuda rig, with either a center-board or
a keel. in the united states, a sloop may have one or two
headsails, while in western europe and great britain a
sloop has only one headsail.
rdh
sloop of war, formerly, a vessel of war rigged either as a
ship, brig, or schooner, and mounting from ten to
thirty-two guns; now, any war vessel larger than a
gunboat, and carrying guns on one deck only.
1913 webster
see also:
shallop cutter sloop of war
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sloop
n : a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of
the boat's length aft of the bow
- [3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
sloop
"parallel programming in a virtual object space", s. lucco,
sigplan notices 2212:26-34 oopsla '87 dec 1987.
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