Slōōp, n.

noun

n. [L. Ger. slup, slupe, D. sloop, Dan. slup, sluppe, Sw. slup, H. Ger. schlupe, schaluppe. Cf. SHALLOP.] (Naut.) A vessel with one mast, the mainsail of which is attached to a gaff above, to a boom below, and to the mast on its foremost edge. It also carries a jib.

Sloop of war, a vessel of war rigged either as a ship, brig, or schooner, and mounting between eighteen and thirty-two guns.

The crop shows the caption “Sloop.” but no visible illustration. — Sloop.