noun🔗ShareFragataAn 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. "Durante la Era de la Vela, una fragata se utilizaba a menudo para patrullar las costas, protegiendo a los barcos mercantes de los piratas.nauticalmilitarysailinghistorywarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFragataA 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. "La fragata, un poderoso buque de guerra de su época, navegaba orgullosamente por el puerto, con su casco de hierro brillando bajo el sol.nauticalmilitaryvehiclehistorytechnologywarsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFragataA 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. "La nueva fragata de la armada es más pequeña que un destructor, pero tiene un potente sonar para detectar submarinos.militarynauticalwarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFragataA frigatebird."From our boat, we watched a magnificent frigate soar effortlessly above the waves, its long wings catching the ocean breeze. "Desde nuestro barco, observamos una magnífica fragata elevarse sin esfuerzo sobre las olas, con sus largas alas atrapando la brisa del océano.birdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
