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PRONUNCIATION OF SLOOP OF WAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLOOP OF WAR

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Sloop of war is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SLOOP OF WAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sloop of war

Sloop-of-war

In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war in the British Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the very small gun-brigs and cutters. In technical terms, even the more specialised bomb vessels and fireships were classed as sloops-of-war, and in practice these were actually employed in the sloop role when not carrying out their specialized functions. In World War I and World War II the Royal Navy reused the term "sloop" for specialized convoy-defence vessels, including the Flower-class of World War I and the highly successful Black Swan-class of World War II, with anti-aircraft and anti-submarine capability.

Definition of sloop of war in the English dictionary

The definition of sloop of war in the dictionary is a small fast sailing warship mounting some 10 to 30 small calibre guns on one deck.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLOOP OF WAR

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slop basin
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SLOOP OF WAR

act of war
bidding war
civil war
cold war
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council of war
declaration of war
dirty war
flame war
ground war
guerrilla war
holy war
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man o´ war
opium war
prisoner of war
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trade war
turf war

Synonyms and antonyms of sloop of war in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sloop of war» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLOOP OF WAR

Find out the translation of sloop of war to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sloop of war 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 of war» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

战争的单桅帆船
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sloop de guerra
570 millions of speakers

English

sloop of war
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

युद्ध की छोटी नाव
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السفينة الشراعية الحرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шлюп войны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saveiro de guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধ এর sloop
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sloop de guerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sloop perang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korvette
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦争のスループ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전쟁의 슬루프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sloop perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuyền buồm của chiến tranh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போரின் வீழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युद्धाची गळ घालणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Savaş sloopu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sloop di guerra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slup wojenny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шлюп війни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sloop de război
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κότερο του πολέμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sloop van die oorlog
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

slup krigs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sluppen av krig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sloop of war

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOOP OF WAR»

The term «sloop of war» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLOOP OF WAR» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLOOP OF WAR»

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Sloop Of War
Alexander Kent. Bolitho entered the small room and heard the door slam behind him. For the first time since he could recall he was quite alone. Alone, and poised on what might be the most important step in his life. He made himself walk very ...
Alexander Kent, 2008
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Narrative of the Loss of His Majesty's Late Sloop of War, ...
Wrecked in January, 1807, on a Reef of Rocks Between the Islands of Cerigo and Candia, in the Grecian Archipelago John Boone. I have now to relate an instance of the most cruel inhumanity, — of inhumanity, 1 should hope for the honor of ...
John Boone, 1827
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Patrick O'Brian's Navy: The Illustrated Companion to Jack ...
In naval service, however, the term sloop of war was applied to a non-rated vessel captained by an officer in the rank of commander. The sloop of war was armed with between 10 and 18 guns. The rank of the captain and the number of guns ...
Richard O'Neill, 2003
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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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The Naval Chronicle
... between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans ; and performed in the Years 1790, 1791, I79'» 1 793> '794# and 1795, in the Discovery Sloop of War *, and Armed Tender Chatham, under the command of Captain George Vancouver.
James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones, 1799
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Laws of the United States, in Relation to the Navy and ...
RESOLUTION requesting the President to present medals to Captain James Biddle, and the officers of the sloop of war Hornet. The President re- Resolved, fyc, That the President of the United States be, a"goitddtmSeto and ne is hereby,  ...
United States, 1841
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Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge
The long Tom was accordingly hauled aft, elevated, and let drive ; but the distance proved greater than Benson had imagined, for although the shot actually hit the sloop-of-war, it was too nearly spent to do much injury. This Mr. Bull determined ...
‎1837
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Warships of the World to 1900
It is quite clear that the navy establishment felt Constellation ought to be maintained in some form, and it is possible that some timbers from the ship of 1 797 were incorporated in the construction of the sloop of war CONSTELLATION in 1854.
Lincoln P. Paine, 2000
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Sketches of the War Between the United States and the ...
Soon after the brig Bowes str_uck.... she also was much injured. A boat was sent to take possession of her; as it passed the sloop of war, a broadside was fired by her, which nearly sunk it, and obliged it to return. The Comet then commenced a  ...
Samuel Williams, 1815
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Edward Preble: A Naval Biography, 1761-1807
Henry Mowat, the British officer responsible for the burning of Falmouth in 1775, was at this time the naval commander at Bagaduce, where one of two British transports that had sailed from Halifax under convoy of the sloop of war Nautilus, 16, ...
Christopher McKee, 1972

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLOOP OF WAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sloop of war is used in the context of the following news items.
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2015 Marion Bermuda Race - Two historic ships to visit New Bedford
The Spirit of Bermuda is a modern-built Bermuda Sloop, modeled after a British Royal Navy Sloop of war depicted in a painting by John Lynn. Owned by the ... «Sail World, May 15»
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Lecture on the salvage of His Majesty's Sloop DeBraak to take place …
DeBraak was a British sloop of war that was escorting and protecting a convoy of ... Exhibit utilizes artifacts recovered from His Majesty's Sloop of War DeBraak, ... «news.delaware.gov, Jan 15»
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200 Years of Peace
We were on the same side during the French and Indian War, when the wise Prime ... The 22-gun British sloop of war Sylph, with a crew of 121 men, got lost and ... «East Hampton Star, Dec 14»
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Search news.delaware.gov
His Majesty's Sloop of War DeBraak and Mysteries of History to be featured at Lewes, Del.'s Zwaanendael Museum in October 2014. Date Posted: Wednesday ... «news.delaware.gov, Oct 14»
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Fighting Off the Coast of France
In effect, Winslow retrofitted his sloop of war into an ironclad. He then put planking over the chain and painted it black, so that the ship appeared no different from ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
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Zwaanendael Maritime Festival: “A Sailor's Life for Me” to take place …
Current exhibits include “A Seaborne Citizenry: The DeBraak and Its Atlantic World” which tells the story of His Majesty's Sloop of War DeBraak, a British warship ... «news.delaware.gov, May 14»
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Lecture on the World-War-II-era Fort Miles to take place at Lewes …
Current exhibits include “A Seaborne Citizenry: The DeBraak and Its Atlantic World” which tells the story of His Majesty's Sloop of War DeBraak, a British warship ... «news.delaware.gov, Jan 14»
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Orders pending: How Bermuda's speedy sloops joined the Royal Navy
The Bermuda-built HMS Driver “is the finest Sloop of War I ever saw”. ... task being to acquire some of the fast sloops of the island for service in the Royal Navy. «Royal Gazette, Sep 12»
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18th century British warship HMS Ontario found intact in Great Lake
The 80ft sloop of war was found to have been astonishingly well-preserved by ... Kennard and Scoville said they regard it as a war grave and have no plans to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 08»

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