Frigate Definition

frĭgĭt
frigates
noun
A fast, medium-sized sailing warship of the 18th and early 19th cent., which carried from 24 to 60 guns.
Webster's New World
A Brit. warship between a corvette and a destroyer.
Webster's New World
Since 1975, a U.S. warship smaller than a destroyer, used chiefly for escort duty.
Webster's New World
Until 1975, a U.S. warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a light cruiser.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
frigate
Plural:
frigates

Origin of Frigate

  • French frégate from Italian fregata

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French frégate.

    From Wiktionary

Frigate Sentence Examples

  • He was the son of a naval officer, and nephew of David Porter of the frigate "Essex."

  • The most easterly island is Frigate, the most southerly Platte; on the northern edge of the reef are Bird and Denis islands.

  • When the Greeks tried to organize a regular navy he was appointed captain of the frigate "Hellas" in 1826.

  • His capture of the Spanish frigate "El Gamo" (32) on the 6th of May 1801 was indeed a feat of unparalleled audacity.

  • He visited the Azores and the Canary Islands, of which he constructed an admirable map. In 1782 his frigate was taken by a British squadron; he himself was carried to England, but was almost immediately released on parole and returned to France.

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