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Frigate
noun
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Noun
- 1 Any of several types of warship:; A sailing warship (of any size) built for speed and maneuverability; typically without raised upperworks, having a flush forecastle and tumblehome sides. historical
- 2 a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser wordnet
- 3 Any of several types of warship:; A sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling and blockading duties, but not considered large enough for the line of battle. historical
- 4 a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries wordnet
- 5 Any of several types of warship:; A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. historical
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- 6 Any of several types of warship:; An escort warship, smaller than a destroyer, introduced in World War 2 as an anti-submarine vessel. historical
- 7 Any of several types of warship:; A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose.
- 8 A warship or space warship, inspired by one of the many historic varieties of frigate.
"Frigates are light escort and scouting vessels. They often have extensive GARDIAN systems to provide anti-fighter screening for capital ships, and carry a squad of marines for security and groundside duty. Unlike larger vessels, frigates are able to land on planets."
- 9 A frigatebird (Fregata spp.).
"These frigates are all so lazy, that they perch by day on the trees, at the edge of the sea, awaiting the other birds […]"
Etymology
From French frégate, from Italian fregata, of uncertain origin.
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