sloop /sluːp/ noun3 •A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered. — 1897 •A sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, with its guns all on one deck. •A sloop-of-war, smaller than a frigate, larger than a corvette. formssloops