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Frigate
Meaning
Noun
●
In Nautical:
Any of several types of warship:
A
sailing
warship
(of any
size
)
built
for
speed
and
maneuverability
;
typically
without
raised
upperworks
, having a
flush
forecastle
and
tumblehome
sides.
A
sailing
warship
with a
single
continuous
gun deck
,
typically
used for
patrolling
and
blockading
duties
, but not considered large enough for the
line
of battle.
A
warship
combining
sail
and
steam
propulsion
,
typically
of
ironclad
timber
construction
,
supplementing
and
superseding
sail
ing
ships of the line
at the
beginning
of the development of the
ironclad
battleship.
An
escort
warship
,
smaller
than a
destroyer
,
introduced
in World War 2 as an
anti-submarine
vessel.
A
modern
type of
warship
,
equivalent
in
size
or
smaller
than a
destroyer
, often
focused
on
anti-submarine
warfare
, but sometimes general purpose.
●
In Fiction:
A
warship
or
space
warship
,
inspired
by one of the many
historic
varieties
of frigate.
●
A
frigatebird
(Fregata spp.).
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Rhymes
Gigot
Bigot
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