noun

frigate

FRIHG-uht

noun

A fast, medium-sized warship, historically used for patrol and escort duties and today for anti-submarine and general naval operations.

"The frigate escorted the convoy safely across the Atlantic."

How to Use Frigate

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA type of naval warship, smaller than a destroyer, used for escort and patrol missions.

Common pairings

naval frigate guided-missile frigate

frigates plural

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The _____ escorted the convoy safely across the Atlantic.

From French frégate, itself from Italian fregata, of uncertain further origin.

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