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Sloop of war   /slup əv wɔr/   Listen
Sloop of war

noun
1.
A sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck.





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... Pennell was a cabin boy, bound to Captain White of the sloop of war, Nancy, in 1776. He testified that the prisoners of the Sugar House, which was very damp, were buried on the hill called "The Holy Ground." "I saw where they were buried. The graves were long and six feet wide. Five ...
— American Prisoners of the Revolution • Danske Dandridge


Words linked to "Sloop of war" :   combat ship, war vessel, warship


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