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Definitions for Frigate
[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] a medium-sized square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
[4] 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
Words related to Frigate
vessel, sailboat, ship, warship
Words nearby Frigate
friesian, friesland, frieze, friezing, frig, frigate, frigate bird, frigate mackerel, frigg, frigging, fright
Origin of Frigate
1575–85; < Middle French frégate < Italian fregata, Sicilian fragata (> Spanish, Catalan, Pg); of obscure origin
Word origin for Frigate
C16: from French frégate , from Italian fregata , of unknown origin