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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.
[French frégate, from Italian fregata.]
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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]
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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]
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| Noun | 1. |  frigate - a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 2. | frigate - a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser guided missile frigate - a frigate that carries guided missiles |
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frigate
n (Naut) → Fregatte f
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