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E.B. White's essays are the best things I've read about Maine - especially the one in which he's not sure if he can go out sailing any more in his sloop.
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Meaning of "sloop" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLOOP

From Dutch sloep; related to French chaloupe launch, Old English slūpan to glide.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOOP

sloop  [sluːp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sloop is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLOOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sloop

Sloop

A sloop is a sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig. A sloop has only one head-sail and if a vessel has two or more head-sails, she is termed a 'cutter' and her mast may be set further aft than on a sloop. In contrast, in the USA a sloop may have one, two or three head-sails forward of the mast—the term cutter not generally being used for sailboats. The most common rig of modern sailboats is the Bermuda sloop. Typically, a modern sloop carries a mainsail on a boom aft of the mast, with a single loose-footed head-sail forward of the mast. Sloops are either masthead-rigged or fractional-rigged. On a masthead-rigged sloop, the forestay attaches at the top of the mast. The mainsail may be smaller than the headsail, which is then called a genoa jib. On a fractional-rigged sloop, the forestay attaches to the mast at a point below the top, typically 3/4 of the way to top, or perhaps 7/8 or some other fraction. The mast of a fractional-rigged sloop may be placed farther forward, and compared to a masthead-rigged sloop, this results in a rather smaller jib relative to the size of the mainsail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLOOP


bloop
bluːp
cantaloup
ˈkæntəˌluːp
cantaloupe
ˈkæntəˌluːp
cloop
kluːp
coop
kuːp
coupe
kuːp
gloop
ɡluːp
group
ɡruːp
Guadeloupe
ˌɡwɑːdəˈluːp
hoop
huːp
interloop
ˌɪntəˈluːp
loop
luːp
loupe
luːp
poop
puːp
saloop
səˈluːp
scoop
skuːp
snoop
snuːp
soup
suːp
supe
suːp
troop
truːp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOOP

sloganize
slogged
slogger
slogging
sloid
slojd
sloken
slommock
sloom
sloomy
sloop of war
sloop-rigged
sloosh
sloot
slop
slop around
slop basin
slop bucket
slop chest
slop out

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOOP

air scoop
articulatory loop
belt loop
droop
fly the coop
goop
ground loop
Henle´s loop
Hula Hoop
hysteresis loop
induction loop
loop the loop
nincompoop
prusik loop
stoop
swoop
whoop
Woop Woop
wrist loop
yoop

Synonyms and antonyms of sloop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sloop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOOP

Find out the translation of sloop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sloop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sloop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单桅帆船
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sloop
570 millions of speakers

English

sloop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटी नाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السفينة الشراعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шлюп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saveiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিঙ্গা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sloop
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sloop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schaluppe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スループ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬루프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sloop
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thông báo hạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒற்றைப் பாய் மரம் கொண்ட கப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लिप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şalopa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sloop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

takielunek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шлюп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sloop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κότερο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sloep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slup
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sluppen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sloop

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOOP»

The term «sloop» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOOP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sloop

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QUOTES WITH «SLOOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sloop.
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Nicholson Baker
E.B. White's essays are the best things I've read about Maine - especially the one in which he's not sure if he can go out sailing any more in his sloop.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOOP»

Discover the use of sloop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sloop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sloop Of War
It was the year in which the American War of Independence changed to an all-out struggle for freedom from British rule - and the year when Bolitho took command of the Sparrow, a small, fast and well-armed sloop of war.
Alexander Kent, 2008
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Disciplining Gender: Rhetorics of Sex Identity in ...
This text studies the treatment of gender ambiguity in American culture.
John M. Sloop, 2004
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Sloop: Restoring My Family's Wooden Sailboat--An Adventure ...
1. Sloop. I sat on a roof in Marion, Massachusetts, on a December day. I wore heavy overalls, a blue wool sweater, a grey wool hat, brown leather boots, and a tool belt. Occasionally I worked on roofs. I did this as a way to pay bills, or as a favor ...
Daniel Robb, 2014
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Shifting Borders: Rhetoric, Immigration, and California's ...
Shifting Borders uses an evaluation of the debate over California Proposition 187 to demonstrate how this quandary is best understood by close interrogation of mainstream reports and debates and by bringing to the fore voices that are often ...
Kent A. Ono, John M. Sloop, 2002
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Jasmine Sloop
Colin Smallpiece, an ex-intelligence agent, searches for a U.S. Senator who has mysteriously disappeared, and encounters a deadly international narcotics ring
Frank J. Kenmore, 1988
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Sloop John B: a pirate's tale
A founding member of the Beach Boys retells one of their famous songs about how a young boy and his grandfather defeat the pirates that take over their boat.
Al Jardine, 2005
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Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the ...
Penn Mass Md R. Island Penn Penn — Penn Penn Steam Sloop San Jacinto .. Steam Sloop San Jacinto Special duty, New York Special duty, Baltimore Steam Frigate Minnesota Steam Gunboat Port Royal Steam Gunboat Mahaska Steam ...
‎1863
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One Fell Sloop
Long-distance lovers Alan Stewart and Roz Howard, an English professor turned sleuth, finally get away on a much-needed sailing holiday along the coast of Maine.
Susan Kenney, 1991
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard
Name Type Begun Launched Commissioned Ohio 74-gun ship of the line; 2,757 tons 1817 May 30, 1820 Savannah 44-gun frigate 1820 May 5, 1842 Sabine 44- gun frigate 1822 Feb 3, 1855 Vincennes 18-gun sloop of war; 700 tons 1825 Apr  ...
Thomas F. Berner, 1999
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MotorBoating
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sloop is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wilmington woman killed in accident on Sloop Point Loop Rd.
(Source: Raycom Media). HAMPSTEAD, NC (WECT) -. A Wilmington woman was killed in an accident on Sloop Point Loop Road in Hampstead Tuesday. «WECT-TV6, Jun 15»
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Mother who admitted murdering her toddler won't have first parole …
The Utah Board of Pardons & Parole confirmed to FOX 13 on Tuesday that it has set an original hearing date for Stephanie Sloop 40 years from now. That is the ... «fox13now.com, May 15»
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Replica 18th-century ship felled in Rhode Island storm will rise again
The Newport Daily News reports that the owner and captain, Thorpe Leeson, says the Continental Sloop Providence has a hole in the hull and a broken mast. «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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Prosecutor to parole board: Stephanie Sloop should never exit prison
(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stephanie Sloop listens to her attorney Mary Corporon in Judge Glen Dawson's courtroom during her status conference at ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 15»
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'We will restore her': Iconic Maine sloop rescued from trash heap
Noel March (left), the newly elected commodore of the Friendship Sloop Society, and Capt. Jim Sharp stand next to the Friendship sloop Blackjack at the Sail, ... «Bangor Daily News, Dec 14»
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Sailing crew rescued after abandoning grounded sloop
Nine crewmen from Team Vestas Wind were rescued after abandoning their 65-foot sloop that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean during the ... «CTV News, Nov 14»
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Stephanie Sloop pleads guilty to murdering her son Ethan Stacy
Stephanie Sloop, 31, (pictured in court on Monday) sobbed as she said she was responsible for the murder of her son Ethan. She was sentenced to 20 years to ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
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Judge wants to speed up Sloop's murder case
FARMINGTON --- The judge presiding over the Stephanie Sloop case says he has seen enough delays. “I'm concerned this case is four years old,” said Judge ... «Standard-Examiner, Oct 14»
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Turks and Caicos Intercepts Sloop Carrying 82 Migrants From Haiti
The sloop was the latest from Haiti intercepted by TCI authorities, part of a wave of illegal migration from Haiti that has led to sometimes-strained ties between ... «Caribbean Journal, Sep 14»
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Still no plea for Stephanie Sloop
Sloop, who looked distressed and wearing a red jail jump suit, is charged with ... Sloop is charged with aggravated murder under both sections of the child ... «Standard-Examiner, Jul 14»

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