Bermuda sloop

noun

A kind of fore-and-aft rigged single-masted sailing vessel developed on the islands of Bermuda in the 17th century, originally having gaff rigs with quadrilateral sails but later the Bermuda rig with triangular sails.

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nounBermuda sloop (plural Bermuda sloops)

plural Bermuda sloops

  1. historicalA kind of fore-and-aft rigged single-masted sailing vessel developed on the islands of Bermuda in the 17th century, originally having gaff rigs with quadrilateral sails but later the Bermuda rig with triangular sails.
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