[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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