English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
IPA: /slup/
Other 1: (slo�op)
Other 2: slewp or just sloop
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�p|-u�p
Etymology
Dutch sloep, from Middle Dutch sl�pen (to glide).
Noun
sloop
- A single-masted sailboat with only one jib.
#:I stayed in this island for a few days; I believe it could not be above a fortnight; when I and some few more slaves, that were not saleable amongst the rest, from very much fretting, were shipped off in a sloop for North America. - "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano", by Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa
- A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
Translations
Catalan: balandra f
Danish: slup#Danish|slup
Dutch: sloep
German: Schaluppe f; Slup
Icelandic: slúppa
Italian: corvetta f
Japanese: ���� (surūpu)
mid
Norwegian: slupp
Plattdeutsch: Schlup
Serbian: �л�п (slup)
Spanish: balandra f, chalupa f
Swedish: slup#Swedish|slup
Ukrainian: �л�п (šl�p)
Vietnamese: thuy�n nh� m�t bu�m; tà u tuần tra#Vietnamese|tra
Category:Dutch derivations
fr:sloop
io:sloop
it:sloop
ru:sloop
fi:sloop
te:sloop
vi:sloop
| 