frigate

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɹɪɡ.ət/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several types of warship:; A sailing warship (of any size) built for speed and maneuverability; typically without raised upperworks, having a flush forecastle and tumblehome sides. historical
  2. Any of several types of warship:; A sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling and blockading duties, but not considered large enough for the line of battle. historical
  3. Any of several types of warship:; A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. historical
  4. Any of several types of warship:; An escort warship, smaller than a destroyer, introduced in World War 2 as an anti-submarine vessel. historical
  5. Any of several types of warship:; A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose.
  6. A warship or space warship, inspired by one of the many historic varieties of frigate.
    — Frigates are light escort and scouting vessels. They often have extensive GARDIAN systems to provide anti-fighter screening for capital ships, and carry a squad of marines for security and groundside duty. Unlike larger vessels, frigates are able to land on planets.
  7. 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 […]

词形变化

frigates plural

词汇关系

衍生词
frigatebird frigate captain frigate lieutenant frigate mackerel frigate tuna great frigate heavy frigate magnificent frigate bird stone frigate super-heavy frigate
并列词
corvette destroyer fifth-rate first-rate fourth-rate second-rate ship of the line sixth-rate sloop stone frigate third-rate

词源

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