1) Boat 2) Raceabout 3) Singlesticker
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1) Boat with one mast 2) Class of vessel 3) Cousin of a cutter 4) Cutter cousin 5) Dinghy alternative 6) It only has one mast 7) John B 8) Knockabout 9) Longboat 10) Marina sight 11) Masted vessel 12) One-masted boat 13) One-masted sailboat 14) One-masted sailing boat 15) One-masted vehicle 16) One-masted vessel
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A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged ship much favoured by pirates because of its speed, shallow draught and fast turning ability.
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A small to mid-sized sailboat larger than a dinghy, with one mast main sail and head sail.
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A small to mid-sized sailboat larger than a dinghy, with one mast main sail and head sail.
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A sloop (from Dutch sloep, in turn from French chaloupe) is a sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig. A sloop has only one head-sail and if a vessel has two or more head-sails, she is termed a `cutter` and her mast may be set further aft than on a sloop. In contrast, in the USA a sloop may have one, two or three head-sails forward o.....
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• (n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of b...
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single-masted sailing vessel with fore-and-aft rigging, including mainsail, jib, and sometimes one or more headsails. A sloop of war was a small ...
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Naval Steam vessel - the forerunner, in the 1920's, of Frigates and Corvettes.
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A fore and aft rigged sailing craft with one mast.
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A single masted craft with a mainsail and one sail forward of the mast.
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Sloop noun [ Dutch
sloep , of uncertain origin. Confer
Shallop .]
(Nautical) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of ...
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Traditionally, a sloop is a small vessel furnished with one mast and a fixed bowsprit. It is fore and aft rigged, and usually carries a main-sail, fore-sail (jib-shaped), a jib, and a gaff-sail. The sloop resembles the cutter, but the latter's bow-sprit is not fixed. The term 'sloop' was formerly applied to low grade sailing warships below the grad...
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[
n] - a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat`s length aft of the bow
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noun a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat`s length aft of the bow
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A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat with a short standing bowsprit or none at all and a single headsail set from the forestay. This boat was much favored by the pirates because of its shallow draught and maneuverability.
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