sloop

🇬🇧 UK/slu:p/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A small single-masted sailing boat with one headsail.

单桅帆船

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
sloopother
=sloop

Common Collocations

  • 1.sailing sloop帆船单桅船
  • 2.sloop of war单桅战舰
  • 3.[sloop rigging]单桅帆船索具
  • 4.racing sloop竞速单桅帆船

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sailor navigated his sloop through the narrow harbor entrance.

  • 2.

    A small sloop bobbed gently on the calm blue water.

  • 3.

    Pirates once favored the sloop for its speed and maneuverability.

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