Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [sloop]
- /slup/
- /sluːp/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [sloop]
- /slup/
Definitions of sloop word
- noun sloop a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails. Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1). 1
- noun sloop type of sailing boat 1
- noun Technical meaning of sloop "Parallel Programming in a Virtual Object Space", S. Lucco, SIGPLAN Notices 22(12):26-34 (OOPSLA '87) (Dec 1987). 1
- countable noun sloop A sloop is a small sailing boat with one mast. 0
- noun sloop a single-masted sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with the mast stepped about one third of the overall length aft of the bow 0
- noun sloop a fore-and-aft-rigged, single-masted sailing vessel with a mainsail and a jib 0
Information block about the term
Origin of sloop
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Dutch sloep; akin to Old English slūpan to glide
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sloop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sloop popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sloop usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sloop
noun sloop
- bateau — a light flat-bottomed boat used on rivers in Canada and the northern US
- bateaux — Also, batteau. Nautical. Chiefly Canadian and Southern U.S.. a small, flat-bottomed rowboat used on rivers. a half-decked, sloop-rigged boat used for fishing on Chesapeake Bay; skipjack. (in some regions) a scow.
- boat — A boat is something in which people can travel across water.
- brigantine — a two-masted sailing ship, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft with square topsails on the mainmast
- cruiser — A cruiser is a motor boat which has an area for people to live or sleep in.
Top questions with sloop
- what is a sloop?
- who wrote sloop john b?
- what does sloop john b mean?
- how many masts does a sloop have?
- what is a sloop john b?
- what does sloop mean?
- who sang sloop john b?
- what is a sloop sailboat?
- how to play sloop john b on guitar?