frigate
Other forms: frigates
A frigate is a large boat that's used by a military during wartime. If you join the Navy, you may be assigned to work on a frigate. Ahoy!
The word frigate has been used for a variety of seagoing vessels ever since the late 15th century. Over time, it's generally referred to larger and larger boats — the original frigates had oars and sails. One thing most frigates have had in common is maneuverability, or the ability to move with speed and agility. Today's frigate often carries a guided missile launcher.
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a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
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a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruisertypes:guided missile frigatea frigate that carries guided missilestype of:
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