What does sloop mean in crosswords?

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

Which crossword clues can have sloop as the answer?

Possible clues for sloop include "One-mast craft", "Single-mast boat".

Word entry · 5 letters

Best crossword clue

"One-mast craft"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /sluːp/Part of speech nounSorted loopsStarts with SEnds with P2 cluesCommon crossword word

1S2L3O4O5P

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

Borrowed from Dutch sloep. Doublet of chalupa and shallop.

“Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

01“One-mast craft”5 letters

02“Single-mast boat”5 letters

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