sloop-of-war

noun

A warship with a single gundeck that carried up to eighteen guns.

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Meanings

nounsloop-of-war (plural sloops-of-war)

plural sloops-of-war

  1. UKhistoricalgovernmentA warship with a single gundeck that carried up to eighteen guns.
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APA

sloop-of-war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloop-of-war

MLA

“sloop-of-war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloop-of-war. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sloop-of-war,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sloop-of-war.

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