noun🔗ShareFregatteAn obsolete type of sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle."During the Age of Sail, a frigate was often used to patrol coastlines, protecting merchant ships from pirates. "Im Zeitalter der Segel wurde eine Fregatte oft zur Patrouille der Küsten eingesetzt, um Handelsschiffe vor Piraten zu schützen.nauticalmilitarysailinghistorywarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFregatteA 19th-century warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the battle line until made obsolete by the development of the solely steam-propelled iron battleship."The frigate, a powerful warship of its time, sailed proudly through the harbor, its iron hull gleaming in the sunlight. "Die Fregatte, ein mächtiges Kriegsschiff ihrer Zeit, segelte stolz durch den Hafen, ihr Eisenrumpf glänzte im Sonnenlicht.nauticalmilitaryvehiclehistorytechnologywarsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFregatteA modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose."The navy's new frigate is smaller than a destroyer but has powerful sonar for detecting submarines. "Die neue Fregatte der Marine ist kleiner als ein Zerstörer, verfügt aber über ein leistungsstarkes Sonar zur Erkennung von U-Booten.militarynauticalwarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFregattvogelA frigatebird."From our boat, we watched a magnificent frigate soar effortlessly above the waves, its long wings catching the ocean breeze. "Von unserem Boot aus beobachteten wir einen prächtigen Fregattvogel, der sich mühelos über den Wellen erhob, seine langen Flügel fingen die Meeresbrise ein.birdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
