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frigate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: frigate

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n
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
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n
a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: frigate
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n a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

Type of:
combat ship, war vessel, warship
a government ship that is available for waging war
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n a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser

Types:
guided missile frigate
a frigate that carries guided missiles
Type of:
combat ship, war vessel, warship
a government ship that is available for waging war
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