sloop-rigged

[ sloop-rigd ]

adjective

1. (of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.

sloop-rigged

adjective

1. nautical rigged as a sloop, typically with a jib and a mainsail

Word History and Origins

Origin of sloop-rigged¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

When we finally found our chartered sloop-rigged yacht in its slip, there was Monique, an expat American, with bags of provisions in her arms.

From Washington Post

She was sloop-rigged, with sails all clewed, and her hull half hidden in snow.

From Project Gutenberg

One day in the latter part of October, there came into our bay a trim little sloop-rigged sailboat, with three men aboard.

From Project Gutenberg

They are sloop-rigged, quite smart-looking under sail, and sail with lee-boards, like the Waterville Sloops.

From Project Gutenberg

As we were passin' the wharf below Chepstow Bridge, where there wor several craft lyin' in, I noticed one sloop-rigged ridin' at anchor a bit out from the rest, as if about clearin' to put to sea.

From Project Gutenberg