: a fore-and-aft rigged boat with one mast and a single jib
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Inspired by the original 1926 Q Class sloop, known as Q7 Falcon, aka Lively Lady, which Peter sails regularly around San Diego.—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025 From Ocean Swell to Living-Room Calm Industrial designer Roey Pan sketched the first arc aboard a 27-ft sloop, tracing the way a mainsail breathes with the wind.—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025 An avuncular figure in his 70s with the physique of a man who has enjoyed life, Pier Luigi fell in love with sailing in his late teens, when a family friend took him for a cruise in a sloop.—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025 Ted lifted down a tray of eggs and, pouring a sloop of oil into a pan,cracked one against the edge.—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sloop
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