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sailing ship vs sloop

sloop vs sailing ship

sailing ship and sloop both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sailing ship Yes No No No
sloop Yes No No No
As nouns, sloop is a hyponym of sailing ship; that is, sloop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sailing ship:
  • sailing ship: a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
  • sloop: a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
sailing ship (noun) sloop (noun)
a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
Difference between sailing ship and sloop

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