English dictionary
sloop
/sl/u/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 slop may carry a centerboard. See <u>Cutter</u>, and <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.
Source: webster1913