frigate

[ frig-it ]

/ ˈfrɪg ɪt /

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noun

a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.

any of various types of modern naval vessels ranging in size from a destroyer escort to a cruiser, frequently armed with guided missiles and used for aircraft carrier escort duty, shore bombardment, and miscellaneous combat functions.

Origin of frigate

1575–85; <Middle French frégate<Italian fregata,Sicilian fragata (>Spanish, Catalan, Pg); of obscure origin

Words nearby frigate

Friesian, Friesland, frieze, friezing, frig, frigate, frigate bird, frigate mackerel, Frigg, frigging, fright

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Example sentences from the Web for frigate

In March 2010 a North Korean submarine, without cause, torpedoed the Cheonan, a South Korean frigate.
North Korea Threatens War, and South Korea Wants Revenge|Gordon G. Chang|April 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The others were the frigate "Endymion" of fifty guns, and the "Pomone" and the "Tenedos," of forty-four each.
The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes|James Russell Soley
Looking at the land from aboard the frigate, I never should have thought it was such an outlandish sort of a country.
Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships|W.H.G. Kingston
There the Court Martial met on board of a frigate named the Kent.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

She was from an English frigate, which lay screened by a point of woods, and had come in for water.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8|Various
His largest war ship was the Long Serpent, supposed to be of the size of a frigate of forty-five guns.
Harper's Young People, March 9, 1880|Various

British Dictionary definitions for frigate

frigate

/ (ˈfrɪɡɪt) /

noun

a medium-sized square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

British a warship larger than a corvette and smaller than a destroyer
US (formerly) a warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
US a small escort vessel

Word Origin for frigate

C16: from French frégate, from Italian fregata, of unknown origin

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释义	frigate [ frig-it ] / ˈfrɪg ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR frigate ON THESAURUS.COM noun a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks. any of various types of modern naval vessels ranging in size from a destroyer escort to a cruiser, frequently armed with guided missiles and used for aircraft carrier escort duty, shore bombardment, and miscellaneous combat functions. Origin of frigate 1575–85; <Middle French frégate<Italian fregata,Sicilian fragata (>Spanish, Catalan, Pg); of obscure origin Words nearby frigate Friesian, Friesland, frieze, friezing, frig, frigate, frigate bird, frigate mackerel, Frigg, frigging, fright Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for frigate In March 2010 a North Korean submarine, without cause, torpedoed the Cheonan, a South Korean frigate. North Korea Threatens War, and South Korea Wants Revenge\|Gordon G. Chang\|April 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The others were the frigate "Endymion" of fifty guns, and the "Pomone" and the "Tenedos," of forty-four each. The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes\|James Russell Soley Looking at the land from aboard the frigate, I never should have thought it was such an outlandish sort of a country. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships\|W.H.G. Kingston There the Court Martial met on board of a frigate named the Kent. The History of England from the Accession of James II.\|Thomas Babington Macaulay She was from an English frigate, which lay screened by a point of woods, and had come in for water. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8\|Various His largest war ship was the Long Serpent, supposed to be of the size of a frigate of forty-five guns. Harper's Young People, March 9, 1880\|Various British Dictionary definitions for frigate frigate / (ˈfrɪɡɪt) / noun a medium-sized square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries British a warship larger than a corvette and smaller than a destroyer US (formerly) a warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser US a small escort vessel Word Origin for frigate C16: from French frégate, from Italian fregata, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to frigate vessel, sailboat, ship, warship
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frigate

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