sloop

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Recent Examples of sloop After this, Roggeveen decided to send two sloops and three other boats to shore and make friendly introductions. — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 Anguilla's rich sailing history comes alive while exploring the island's coastline on a classic Caribbean sloop. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for sloop
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Noun
  • The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Yves Saint Laurent’s legendary fete on a four-masted schooner in New York City to mark the launch of Opium is still talked about by industry veterans today.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Videos and photos shared on social media show Fei with Sokly in a garage with rare, luxury sports cars, and Fei posing in front of a 71-foot yacht imported by Sokly from Singapore, according to customs records.
    — Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • With a foreword by fashion designer Jenna Lyons, the book showcases a variety of distinct residential projects, from city penthouses and lakeside retreats to coastal sanctuaries, culminating in their first luxury yacht project.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • When Cornelis van Rietschoten skippered Sayula II, a Swan 65 ketch, to victory, the Nautor’s Swan brand was well and truly established.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • In September, a Russian frigate off the coast of Denmark fired two flares at a Danish military helicopter, one of which came dangerously close to hitting the aircraft.
    — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland have their own naval forces, but not the sort of frigates or destroyers needed for high-threat escort operations.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For something romantic, the weekly Sweetheart Sunset Sail is an intimate catamaran trip exclusively for Bucuti guests, complete with a Champagne toast and open bar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Spithill steers Oracle’s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This sailing school follows both Sail Canada's and keelboat certification programs as well.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • However, apart from his time competing on high-speed M32 catamarans, Canfield’s experience and success have come through racing traditional keelboats.
    — Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Sloop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloop. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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