noun Download 🔗Share An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle. Examples : "During the Age of Sail, a frigate was often used to patrol coastlines, protecting merchant ships from pirates. " nautical military sailing history war vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A 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. Examples : "The frigate, a powerful warship of its time, sailed proudly through the harbor, its iron hull gleaming in the sunlight. " nautical military vehicle history technology war sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose. Examples : "The navy's new frigate is smaller than a destroyer but has powerful sonar for detecting submarines. " military nautical war vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A frigatebird. Examples : "From our boat, we watched a magnificent frigate soar effortlessly above the waves, its long wings catching the ocean breeze. " bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
