frigate

noun

Definition of frigatenext
as in sloop
a small and fast military ship

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Recent Examples of frigate China may be preparing a more heavily armed version of its Type 054B frigate, potentially giving the warship 50 percent more missile launch capacity than the first ships in the class. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 Zelenskyy, who did not mention grain terminals, said Russia's Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette, and other vessels were struck in the attack. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Japan recently made major deals, including the joint development and transfer of 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates to Australia. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frigate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigate
  1. sloop
  2. brigantine
  3. schooner
  4. corvette
  5. yacht
  6. caravel
  7. galleon
  8. lugger
Noun
  • Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.
    — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of brigantine
Noun
  • The sailing yacht is a replica of the legendary 20th-century schooner Elena.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Today, the 128-foot wooden schooner rests upright in about 60 feet of water.
    — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • Its Russian captain allegedly acted on Russian intelligence and a Russian corvette ran reconnaissance.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The navy also fields six Osa II missile boats, Pauk-class corvettes, minesweepers and numerous smaller patrol and support craft.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Definition of corvette
Noun
  • In among the glitzy beach club lunches and time spent sunning on their super yacht Seven, Victoria was spotted employing David as her husband-photographer.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this week, they were spotted on a yacht, where Victoria wore a series of bikinis.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • On August 3, 1492, the Genoese captain Christopher Columbus set sail on the Santa María from Palos, in the Bay of Cádiz on the coast of Spain, with around forty crewmen, alongside two smaller caravels, the Niña and the Pinta.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In nearby Bonavista village, the Matthew Legacy is a full-sized replica of the caravel that Cabot sailed across the Atlantic on the fateful voyage.
    — JOE YOGERST, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Definition of caravel
Noun
  • Merchant galleons coursing into the port of Caldera would be groaning with cacao, tobacco, livestock and hardwoods, transported down by mule from the transit hub of Esparza in the mountain basin above.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The Atocha, a Spanish treasure galleon, sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622 while carrying silver, gold and emeralds.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of galleon
Noun
  • From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Definition of lugger

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