chialoup
chialoup noun: a type of sloop used in the East Indies.
Noun
chialoup (plural chialoups)
- A type of sloop used in the East Indies.
- “The preſident, becauſe we were in great want of water, wiſhed to approach the coaſt with the veſſel, and by force of the guns drive them away, and then to ſend the chaloup well manned and armed aſhore, to take water in ſpite of their teeth; but he was over-ruled by the plurality of voices.[…]”1770, Alexander Dalrymple, An Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean, volume 1, London, page 31
- Their High Mightinesses have also consented to the building of a new vessel instead of the wrecked chialoup “Elizabeth,” and the Commandement of Jaffnapatam has still not been provided with a new vessel in place of the chialoup of the same name which was put aside in 1730, although permission for...1905, Sophia Pieters (Dutch Translator), Memoir Left by Jacob Christiaan Pielat to His Successor: Diederik Van Domburg, 1734, G. J. A. Skeen, Government printer, page 14
Forms of chialoup
| plural | chialoups |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chaloup |
| alternative form | chaloupe |
Questions about chialoup
- What does chialoup mean?
- Chialoup means a type of sloop used in the East Indies.
- What part of speech is chialoup?
- Chialoup is a noun.
- What is the plural of chialoup?
- The plural of chialoup is chialoups.
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