sloop-rigged
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sloop-rigged
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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When we finally found our chartered sloop-rigged yacht in its slip, there was Monique, an expat American, with bags of provisions in her arms.
From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2017
In August, the 28-foot lifeboat, sloop-rigged, christened the Wing On, was loaded to the gunwales with diving gear, radio receiving set, bedding, food supplies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rhode Island's Pearson Corp. showed off its 28-ft., six-berth auxiliary sloop, Peerless Triton, priced at $9,750, and Cape Cod Shipbuilding exhibited its 23-ft. sloop-rigged Marlin cruising sailboat, which has done well in midget ocean-racing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most fetching was a 35-ft. sloop-rigged motor sailer made by that master of motorboats, Chris-Craft.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three lumbermen, two goodish-sized yachts, a dozen sloop-rigged boats: not so bad.
From Questionable Shapes by Howells, William Dean
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