sloop rig
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sloop rig
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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There is the cutter rig, yawl rig, sloop rig, and the ketch rig.
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A sloop rig is illustrated in Fig.
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By studying the drawing the worker will see that the sloop rig differs from the cutter rig only in that she carries a single sail forward of her mast.
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The Lighter is a small, rough, clumsy species of coasting-vessel, usually of the sloop rig.
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