sloop of war

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noun

(formerly) a sailing or steam naval vessel having cannons on only one deck.

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Origin of sloop of war

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby sloop of war

sloka, sloke, slommock, slo-mo, sloop, sloop of war, sloop rig, sloop-rigged, sloot, slop, slop around

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How to use sloop of war in a sentence

This was attacked by the sloop-of-war, but the American sharpshooters made things lively for her.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
General Howe decided that this would never do, and sent a frigate and a sloop-of-war down the river to put an end to the trouble.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
He spread his sails in a hurry and drove his sloop-of-war right in the track of the Austrian ship.
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Farragut chose the sloop-of-war Hartford for his flagship and sailed merrily away for the mighty river.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various

He was afterwards, when in command of the Helena sloop-of-war, lost with all his crew in her on the coast of Holland.
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British Dictionary definitions for sloop of war

sloop of war

noun

(formerly) a small fast sailing warship mounting some 10 to 30 small calibre guns on one deck

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