Though it had various civilian uses, in the French navy it had always meant the same as the English sloop-of-war.
Nangona kwakukho intlobo-ntlobo ezingengomajoni emsebenzini, kumaFrentshi umkhosi wenqanawa usoloko uthetha into enye njenga maNgesi yenqanawa encinane yenqanawa encinane yemfazwe ezisikwere.