: a fore-and-aft rigged boat with one mast and a single jib
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One of the survivors was Henry Percy, aide de camp to Wellington, who after the Battle had to row halfway across the Channel with the news of the Duke’s victory, as an absence of wind had halted his sloop.—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 After an encounter with a whale-like dino, their sloop capsizes.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025 Salvage recovery crews in Italy slowly raised the sloop from the seabed over three days using one of Europe’s most powerful floating sea cranes.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 June 2025 According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sloop
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