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frigate

noun
/ˈfɹɪɡ.ət/UK

Etymology

From French frégate, from Italian fregata, of uncertain origin.

  1. derived from fregata
  2. borrowed from frégate

Definitions

  1. Any of several types of warship

    Any of several types of warship:

  2. A warship or space warship, inspired by one of the many historic varieties of frigate.

  3. A frigatebird (Fregata spp.).

    • These frigates are all so lazy, that they perch by day on the trees, at the edge of the sea, awaiting the other birds […]

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