frigate

frig·ate

 (frĭg′ĭt)

n.

1. A warship that is smaller than a destroyer and used primarily for escort duty.

2. A high-speed, medium-sized sailing war vessel of the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s.

3. Obsolete A fast, light vessel, such as a sailboat.

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[French frégate, from Italian fregata.]

frigate

(ˈfrɪɡɪt)

n

1. (Nautical Terms) a medium-sized square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

2. (Nautical Terms)

a. Brit a warship larger than a corvette and smaller than a destroyer

b. US (formerly) a warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser

c. US a small escort vessel

[C16: from French frégate, from Italian fregata, of unknown origin]

frig•ate

(ˈfrɪg ɪt)

n.

1. a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and being heavily armed on one or two decks.

2. a modern warship.

[1575–85; < Middle French frégate < Italian fregata, Sicilian fragata]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frigate - a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war
	2.	frigate - a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser guided missile frigate - a frigate that carries guided missiles combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war

Translations

Fregatte

fregata

fregat

frigate

[ˈfrɪgɪt] N (Naut) → fragata f

frigate

[ˈfrɪgət] n (modern) → frégate f

frigate

n (Naut) → Fregatte f

frigate

[ˈfrɪgɪt] n (Naut) → fregata