frigate (Meaning)
frigate (n)
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
frigate (n.)
Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred the name to larger vessels, and by 1750 it had been appropriated for a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line. Frigates, from about 1750 to 1850, had one full battery deck and, often, a spar deck with a lighter battery. They carried sometimes as many as fifty guns. After the application of steam to navigation steam frigates of largely increased size and power were built, and formed the main part of the navies of the world till about 1870, when the introduction of ironclads superseded them.
Any small vessel on the water.
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frigate Sentence Examples
- The majestic frigate sliced through the azure waters with an effortless grace.
- The navy sent a squadron of frigates to intercept the enemy fleet.
- The old frigate, once a proud warship, now lay rusting in the harbor.
- The frigate's guns roared in unison, sending a deafening thunderclap across the battlefield.
- The frigate sailed into the storm, its hull creaking and groaning as it weathered the tempest.
- The frigate's crew fought valiantly against overwhelming odds, but ultimately succumbed to defeat.
- The frigate was captured as a prize of war and taken back to the victor's homeland.
- The frigate's sleek lines and powerful engines made it a formidable opponent in naval combat.
- The frigate's hull was painted in camouflage hues to conceal it from enemy ships.
- The frigate's presence in the war zone was a symbol of strength and resilience.
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a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries, a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiserOriginally, a vess
lugger, galley, catamaran, yawl, shallop, brigantine, caravel, corvette,sloop, clipper
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The majestic frigate sliced through the azure waters with an effortless grace.
The navy sent a squadron of frigates to intercept the enemy fleet.
The old frigate, once a proud warship, now lay rusting in the harbor.
The frigate's guns roared in unison, sending a deafening thunderclap across the battlefield.
