frigate

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frig·ate ˈfri-gət How to pronounce frigate (audio)

: a light boat propelled originally by oars but later by sails

: a square-rigged war vessel intermediate between a corvette and a ship of the line

: a modern warship that is smaller than a destroyer

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In the 17th–19th centuries, a frigate was a three-masted, fully rigged sailing ship, often carrying 30–40 guns in all. Smaller and faster than ships of the line (the principal vessels of naval warfare), frigates served as scouts or as escorts protecting merchant convoys; they also cruised the seas as merchant raiders themselves. In World War II, Britain revived the term frigate using it to describe escort ships equipped with sonar and depth charges, and used these ships to guard convoys from submarines. In the postwar decades, the frigate also adopted an antiaircraft role, adding radar and surface-to-air missiles. Modern frigates can sail at a speed of 30 knots and carry a crew of 200.

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Recent Examples on the Web On Tuesday, in the seas outside Suao naval port, a missile launched from a navy frigate left a trail of smoke in the sky as depth charges threw up spray.

Pei Lin Wu, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 The first Constellation frigate is projected to enter service in 2026, leaving the Navy only 16 years, including construction time, to build 56 ships.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2022 The navy scuttled the frigate in Odesa in the early hours of the war in order to prevent her ever falling into Russian hands.

David Axe, Forbes, 13 May 2022 If an aircraft, submarine, and surface frigate were all able to identify and track a top-of-the-line submarine, there should be some recording of the sub's acoustic or radar signature.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 Feb. 2022 That sighting came just 40 minutes after a Russian frigate had entered the waters for more than an hour, the ministry said.

Bradford Betz, Fox News, 5 July 2022 Many crew members leaped overboard in 10-foot waves and frigid waters about 1 a.m. Wednesday before being rescued by a research boat, a Navy frigate and a Coast Guard helicopter.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 Last week, the navy scuttled its only frigate in Mykolaiv to avoid it being captured by the Russian navy, Ukrainian defense minister Oleksii Reznikov said.

Benoit Faucon And Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2022 Two other ships, another destroyer and a frigate, were also later named the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts.

Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2022 See More

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释义	frigate noun frig·ate ˈfri-gət 1 : a light boat propelled originally by oars but later by sails 2 : a square-rigged war vessel intermediate between a corvette and a ship of the line 3 : a modern warship that is smaller than a destroyer Did you know? In the 17th–19th centuries, a frigate was a three-masted, fully rigged sailing ship, often carrying 30–40 guns in all. Smaller and faster than ships of the line (the principal vessels of naval warfare), frigates served as scouts or as escorts protecting merchant convoys; they also cruised the seas as merchant raiders themselves. In World War II, Britain revived the term frigate using it to describe escort ships equipped with sonar and depth charges, and used these ships to guard convoys from submarines. In the postwar decades, the frigate also adopted an antiaircraft role, adding radar and surface-to-air missiles. Modern frigates can sail at a speed of 30 knots and carry a crew of 200. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web On Tuesday, in the seas outside Suao naval port, a missile launched from a navy frigate left a trail of smoke in the sky as depth charges threw up spray. Pei Lin Wu, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 The first Constellation frigate is projected to enter service in 2026, leaving the Navy only 16 years, including construction time, to build 56 ships. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2022 The navy scuttled the frigate in Odesa in the early hours of the war in order to prevent her ever falling into Russian hands. David Axe, Forbes, 13 May 2022 If an aircraft, submarine, and surface frigate were all able to identify and track a top-of-the-line submarine, there should be some recording of the sub's acoustic or radar signature. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 Feb. 2022 That sighting came just 40 minutes after a Russian frigate had entered the waters for more than an hour, the ministry said. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 5 July 2022 Many crew members leaped overboard in 10-foot waves and frigid waters about 1 a.m. Wednesday before being rescued by a research boat, a Navy frigate and a Coast Guard helicopter. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 Last week, the navy scuttled its only frigate in Mykolaiv to avoid it being captured by the Russian navy, Ukrainian defense minister Oleksii Reznikov said. Benoit Faucon And Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2022 Two other ships, another destroyer and a frigate, were also later named the U.S.S. Samuel B. Roberts. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle French, from Old Italian fregata First Known Use 1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing frigate frigate bird frigate bird Kids Definition frigate noun frig·ate ˈfri-gət 1 : a square-rigged warship 2 : a modern warship that is smaller than a destroyer frigates noun plural of frigate as in corvettes a small and fast military ship Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance corvettes sloops brigantines pinnaces caravels galleons yachts schooners ketches sailers yawls catamarans galleys shallops cutters luggers keelboats sharpies outriggers clippers junk catboats bugeyes sailboats dinghies knockabouts xebecs caïques piraguas windjammers cat rigs vessels barks square-riggers crafts bottoms
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