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frigate

noun

Definition of frigate

as in sloop

a small and fast military ship

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Recent Examples of frigate In September, a Russian frigate off the coast of Denmark fired two flares at a Danish military helicopter, one of which came dangerously close to hitting the aircraft. — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026 Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland have their own naval forces, but not the sort of frigates or destroyers needed for high-threat escort operations. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026 The equipment was intended to record how the weapons affected the frigate. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 In a separate incident Tuesday, Denmark said a Russian frigate fired flares toward a Danish military helicopter conducting routine surveillance over the Baltic Sea. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frigate

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Noun

The new 280-footer, currently known as Project 410, will become the world’s largest sloop upon launch.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Sailing aboard a 30-foot sloop on Acapulco Bay, Henry Kissinger kept a protective arm around his new wife, as a motorboat filled with the press corps followed.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sloop

Noun

The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes.

— R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.

— Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024

Definition of brigantine

Noun

Yves Saint Laurent’s legendary fete on a four-masted schooner in New York City to mark the launch of Opium is still talked about by industry veterans today.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The schooner also has the same sail plan (or arrangement) as its predecessor, sitting at about 18,800 square feet.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of schooner

Noun

With navies built around corvette-class-sized ships, Finland and Sweden have successfully stood up to Russian pressure, harassing Russian submarines that have violated their territorial seas.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Zelenskyy, who did not mention grain terminals, said Russia's Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette, and other vessels were struck in the attack.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of corvette

Noun

They can be deployed or furled in minutes with the push of a button, eliminating conventional rigging from the deck and allowing the yacht to sail with far less manpower.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Days before his album’s world premiere, Quavo sat down with VIBE to discuss his evolution as an artist, recording music on a yacht with Pharrell, reuniting with Offset for a new Migos album, and more.

— Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of yacht

Noun

On August 3, 1492, the Genoese captain Christopher Columbus set sail on the Santa María from Palos, in the Bay of Cádiz on the coast of Spain, with around forty crewmen, alongside two smaller caravels, the Niña and the Pinta.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
In nearby Bonavista village, the Matthew Legacy is a full-sized replica of the caravel that Cabot sailed across the Atlantic on the fateful voyage.

— JOE YOGERST, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

Definition of caravel

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 Atocha, a Spanish treasure galleon, sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622 while carrying silver, gold and emeralds.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of galleon

Noun

From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.

— Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025

Definition of lugger

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