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frigate
(frɪgət)
Word forms: plural frigates
countable noun
A frigate is a fairly small ship owned by the navy that can move at fast speeds. Frigates are often used to protect other ships.
frigate in British English
(ˈfrɪɡɪt)
noun
1.
a medium-sized square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
2.
a. British
a warship larger than a corvette and smaller than a destroyer
b. US
(formerly) a warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
c. US
a small escort vessel
Word origin
C16: from French frégate, from Italian fregata, of unknown originfrigate in American English
(ˈfrɪgɪt)
noun
1.
a fast, medium-sized sailing warship of the 18th and early 19th cent., which carried from 24 to 60 guns
2.
a Brit. warship between a corvette and a destroyer
3.
a.
until 1975, a U.S. warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a light cruiser
b.
since 1975, a U.S. warship smaller than a destroyer, used chiefly for escort duty
Word origin
Fr frégate < It fregataImage offrigate
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Examples of 'frigate' in a sentencefrigate
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British English: frigate NOUN
A frigate is a fairly small ship owned by the navy that can move at fast speeds.
- American English: frigate
- Brazilian Portuguese: fragata
- Chinese: 护卫舰
- European Spanish: fragata
- French: frégate
- German: Fregatte
- Italian: fregata
- Japanese: フリゲート
- Korean: 소형 구축함
- European Portuguese: fragata
- Latin American Spanish: fragata
Chinese translation of 'frigate'
frigate
(ˈfrɪɡɪt)
n (c)
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护(護)卫(衛)舰(艦)
(hùwèijiàn) (艘, sōu)