shallop
Americannoun
noun
-
a light boat used for rowing in shallow water
-
(formerly) a two-masted gaff-rigged vessel
Etymology
Origin of shallop
1570–80; < French chaloupe < German Schaluppe sloop
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Cosima, the second, is named after Lake Como where in their idly amorous wanderings they have glided in a shallop to the music of little bells at night.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few carpenters and sailors go onshore and put together the shallop, a small boat meant for exploring that we brought with us in pieces.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
The river became too narrow to explore with the shallop.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
As I conducted Dr. Trefusis back to his shallop, he said to me, “I divine that Bono seems under the misapprehension that...”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
They leave in the shallop, the small boat they put together here in Virginia, so they will be able to navigate the narrow riverways.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
