noun🔗ShareFrégateAn 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. "À l'époque de la voile, une frégate était souvent utilisée pour patrouiller les côtes, protégeant les navires marchands des pirates.nauticalmilitarysailinghistorywarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrégateA 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 frégate, un puissant navire de guerre de son époque, naviguait fièrement dans le port, sa coque en fer brillant au soleil.nauticalmilitaryvehiclehistorytechnologywarsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrégateA 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 nouvelle frégate de la marine est plus petite qu'un destroyer, mais possède un sonar puissant pour détecter les sous-marins.militarynauticalwarvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFrégateA frigatebird."From our boat, we watched a magnificent frigate soar effortlessly above the waves, its long wings catching the ocean breeze. "De notre bateau, nous avons observé une magnifique frégate s'élever sans effort au-dessus des vagues, ses longues ailes capturant la brise marine.birdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
