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noun
1.
a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.
2.
any of various types of modern naval vessels ranging in size from a destroyer escort to a cruiser, frequently armed with guided missiles and used for aircraft carrier escort duty, shore bombardment, and miscellaneous combat functions.
Origin:
1575–85; < Middle French frégate < Italian fregata, Sicilian fragata (> Spanish, Catalan, Pg); of obscure origin
1575–85; < Middle French frégate < Italian fregata, Sicilian fragata (> Spanish, Catalan, Pg); of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
- Scientists studying sleep in wild birds recapture a frigate bird only to find that seawater has damaged the sleep logging device.
- It wasn't long before a lesser frigate bird and then sooty and white terns appeared at the stern of the boat, as if to welcome.
- All the birds are spectacular, particularly the great frigate bird and white-tailed tropicbird.
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Word Origin & History
frigate
1580s, from M.Fr. frégate, from It. fregata, like many ship names, of unknown origin. Originally a small, swift vessel, the word was applied to progressively larger types over the years, but since 1943 used mainly of escort ships.
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