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frig·ate \ˈfrigə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French frigate, from Italian fregata 1. : a light boat propelled originally by oars but later by sails 2. : a ship of a former class of ship-rigged war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line usually with a full battery on the gun deck and a light battery on the spar deck 3. : a British or Canadian escort ship between a corvette and a destroyer in size and corresponding to a United States destroyer escort 4. : a ship of a class of United States warships of 5000 to 7000 tons that is smaller than a cruiser and larger than a destroyer |