frigate
/ˈfrɪɡət
/noun
1A warship with a mixed armament, generally lighter than a destroyer (in the US navy, heavier) and of a kind originally introduced for convoy escort work.Predominantly it was the destroyers and frigates of the Navy that served....
- The Seahawk is operational on US Navy frigates, destroyers and guided missile cruisers.
- At sea, he served in a battleship, an aircraft carrier, in cruisers, destroyers, frigates, and a minesweeper.
1.1 historical A sailing warship of a size and armament just below that of a ship of the line.By 1780 there were 86 frigates and 79 ships of the line in French service, and the annual cost of the navy almost quadrupled between 1776 and 1783....
- In the days of the old sailing frigates, this was the announcement of an impending attack!
- ‘Sir, we board small frigates and pirate ships, not super-sized battleships.’
Origin
Late 16th century (denoting a light, fast boat which was rowed or sailed): from French frégate, from Italian fregata, of unknown origin.
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