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Definition of sloop noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sloop

noun
 
/sluːp/
 
/sluːp/
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  1. a small sailing ship with one mast (= a post to support the sails)Topics Transport by waterc2, Sports: water sportsc2
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Dutch sloep(e), of unknown origin.
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