sloops
- plural of sloop.
Example Sentences
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Instead, he conjured the past as a master of richly detailed historical works brimming with schooners, brigs and sloops, their sails flapping under moody clouds, with shore lights twinkling in the distance.
From New York Times • May 1, 2023
In the 1800s, long before social distancing, the Delaware River in Philadelphia was clogged with sloops, barges, and packet ships hauling cargo and immigrants here.
From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2020
And, for a few years, young fair-haired Captain Morgan ran the sloops.
From Scientific American • Oct. 2, 2015
The catamarans are much faster than the traditional sloops that historically competed for the trophy but have proved hard to handle.
From The Guardian • May 10, 2013
Through the smoke we saw other launches put in from other brigs and sloops slipping toward the embattled docks.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
