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What is a sloop?

What is a sloop? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
  2. (military) A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck.
  3. A sloop of war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette.
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A small sloop approaches the shore ferrying a group of passengers from Gloucester.
The yachts shown are two cutters, a schooner, a sloop with Bermuda rig much like our modern Marconi rig, and a lugger.
The rig is a simple deck-stepped mast-head sloop with single upper shrouds and spreaders, double lower shrouds and split backstay.
An optional gunter sloop rig makes for a very seamanlike rig, and one ideal for young people to learn to sail with.
Matt followed Katherine's lead and moved out onto the tiny foredeck of the sloop.
The 31 was offered as a sloop or with a double headsail arrangement commonly called a cutter.

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