Definition of Frigates

1. Noun. (plural of frigate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Frigates

1. frigate [n] - See also: frigate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frigates

frieze
friezed
friezeless
friezelike
friezer
friezers
friezes
friezing
frig around
frigate
frigate bird
frigatebird
frigatebirds
frigates (current term)
frigatoon
frigatoons
frigefaction
frigefactions
frigefactive
frigerate
frigerated
frigerates
frigerating
friges
frigga
frigged
friggers

Literary usage of Frigates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812 by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1905)
"The enemy's vessels then off New London were three seventy- fours, four frigates, and three sloops. This accumulation of force, to watch Decatur's two ..."

2. The Writings of George Washington by George Washington (1890)
"The more I reflect upon the evil, that may arise from the enemy's possessing themselves of our unfinished frigates up the Delaware, the more convinced I am ..."

3. The Naval War of 1812: Or, The History of the United States Navy During the by Theodore Roosevelt (1882)
"... of vessels—Tonnage—Different ways of estimating it in Britain and America—Ratings—American ships properly rated—Armaments ol the frigates and corvettes— ..."

4. The Adventures of Christopher Hawkins: Containing Details of His Captivity by Christopher Hawkins, Charles Ira Bushnell (1864)
"The wind suddenly falling, prevented the frigates from destroying her till towards evening, when it was effected by the Lieutenant of the Maidstone, ..."

5. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"At the same time three and two deckers have ceased to be employed, enormous frigates replacing them of a tonnage far exceeding the largest three-deckers о ..."

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