sloop-rigged

[ sloop-rigd ]

adjective

1. (of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.

sloop-rigged

adjective

1. nautical rigged as a sloop, typically with a jib and a mainsail

Word History and Origins

Origin of sloop-rigged¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

It was in respect to the jigger that the craft differed from a sloop-rigged yacht or boat.

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The "Six Brothers" led the way, followed by brigs, schooners, and many sloop-rigged fishing-smacks.

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One day in the latter part of October, there came into our bay a trim little sloop-rigged sailboat, with three men aboard.

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"fishing smack," a small sloop-rigged vessel used for fishing along the coast.

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The Sampson, a very large sloop-rigged boat, was standing up the creek, under full sail.

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