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frigate

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. frigate (noun)
  2. frigate bird (noun)
  3. frigate-built (adjective)
  4. frigate mackerel (noun)
  5. magnificent frigate bird (noun)

frig·ate

noun \ˈfri-gət\

Definition of FRIGATE

1
: a light boat propelled originally by oars but later by sails
2
: a square-rigged war vessel intermediate between a corvette and a ship of the line
3
: a modern warship that is smaller than a destroyer
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Origin of FRIGATE

Middle French, from Old Italian fregata
First Known Use: 1583

Rhymes with FRIGATE

bigot, gigot, spigot

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