noun🔗ShareA single-masted sailboat with only one headsail."The small sloop bobbed gently in the harbor, its single headsail furled against the afternoon sun. "nauticalsailingvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck."During the 18th-century naval battle, the sloop, armed with cannons on its single deck, harassed the larger frigate. "nauticalmilitarysailingwarvehicleoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette."During the naval battle, the sloop bravely sailed between the larger frigate and the smaller corvette, providing critical support. "nauticalmilitaryvehiclesailingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading