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frigate

UK/ˈfɹɪɡ.ət/
nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,569 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: frigates

A frigate is a fast warship of medium size. A frigate on patrol.

In the age of sail it was the ship sent where a fleet could not go, which is still the role. A modern frigate is built for escorting and for hunting submarines.

François Geoffroi Roux · Public domain

Definitions of frigate

  1. 1nounfrigateA fast warship of medium size.B2+

    “The frigate spent six months off the same coast.”

frigate is a ship.

Where it comes from

French fregate comes from Italian fregata, of unknown origin.

  1. Italian

    fregata

  2. French

    frégate

  3. English, today

    frigate

From French frégate, from Italian fregata, of unknown origin.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

frigate in the wild

  • A frigate () is a type of warship.

    Frigate

  • In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied.

    Frigate

  • The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of guided-missile frigates named after U.S.

    Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

  • In 2020, the Navy announced the new Constellation class as their latest class of frigates.

    Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

  • The Type 23 frigate or Duke class is a class of frigates built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.

    Type 23 frigate

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