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sloop

DEFINITIONS OF: sloop

1

n a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

Types:
knockabout
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
raceabout
a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail
Type of:
sailing ship, sailing vessel
a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
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