Found 2 items, similar to sloop of war.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sloop of war sloop of war n : a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
English → English (gcide) Definition: sloop of war Corvet \Cor"vet\ (k?r"v?t), Corvette \Cor*vette"\ (k?r-v?r"), n. [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. Corbeil.] (Naut.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States navy a sloop of war. [1913 Webster] ||