frigates

noun

plural of frigate
as in corvettes
a small and fast military ship

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Recent Examples of frigates With integrated air and missile defense, anti-submarine warfare capabilities, and long-range strike options, the GMF 140 is positioned as one of the most capable frigates in its size class. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 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 Berlin is reportedly planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, in which Rheinmetall was expected to become the lead contractor. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 24 June 2026 O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Both Salisbury and Schuster see the LCS as primarily stopgaps for the Navy, likely to give way to a new generation of frigates that was announced last December. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Cuba no longer maintains a meaningful blue-water navy, modern frigates or an operational submarine fleet comparable to Cold War levels. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 In 1996, there were 22 frigates, 17 submarines, 15 destroyers, and 3 aircraft carriers. — Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 There are other reasons for sending the frigates, however. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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  1. galleons
  2. yachts
  3. cutters
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 Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of galleons
Noun
  • Newell's tenure at Oceanco expands its collaborative ecosystem, with these innovative yachts set for the Monaco Yacht Show.
    — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Over 160 sailing yachts are expected to participate in the five-day event, many of which have never competed before.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of yachts
Noun
  • Cord cutters can check out DirecTV, Fox One, Fubo, Hulu, Peacock, Sling, and YouTube TV for these games.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The 14-story neo-Gothic structure (nicknamed the Jewelers Building) once housed five floors alone of diamond cutters, goldsmiths, and other jewelers, with the rest of the building dedicated to other places for wealthy Detroiters to splurge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
Definition of cutters

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