as in sloop
a small and fast military ship
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Recent Examples of frigate
His service has included deployments aboard U.S. Navy frigates and cruisers, missions on the Navy’s first hybrid electric propulsion warship and commanding a helicopter anti-submarine squadron.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
The alliance’s new Operation Baltic Sentry, a standing force including frigates, patrol aircraft, drones and other assets largely for protecting seabed infrastructure, is a good beginning, but not enough.
—James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The agreement, the biggest of its kind in the countries’ history, involves the sale of 11 stealth frigates able to launch long-range missiles, significantly expanding Australia’s maritime defense capabilities.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
The alliance’s new Operation Baltic Sentry, a standing force including frigates, patrol aircraft, drones and other assets largely for protecting seabed infrastructure, is a good beginning, but not enough.
—James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The agreement, the biggest of its kind in the countries’ history, involves the sale of 11 stealth frigates able to launch long-range missiles, significantly expanding Australia’s maritime defense capabilities.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigate
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Inspired by the original 1926 Q Class sloop, known as Q7 Falcon, aka Lively Lady, which Peter sails regularly around San Diego.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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From Ocean Swell to Living-Room Calm Industrial designer Roey Pan sketched the first arc aboard a 27-ft sloop, tracing the way a mainsail breathes with the wind.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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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
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Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.—
Jennifer Larino,
NOLA.com,
6 Mar. 2018
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The Dash was a privateer schooner that vanished in 1815 and soon entered local legend as a ghost ship.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Researchers discovered a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 140 years ago, ending decades of searches for the elusive ghost ship.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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This can all quickly change if the Navy gets real about their fuel demands, acknowledges the Pacific will be contested, and confronts the looming logistical challenge of keeping vast numbers of autonomous corvettes and other small support craft operational in a conflict.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The yacht, currently under build, will be completed next summer.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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There are no overwater bungalows here, no party yachts crowding the reefs.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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Throughout it there are forts, full-size wooden galleons and signs hung on what appear to be Persian rugs.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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One key focus is the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route, which linked Asia and the Americas for 250 years, from 1565 to 1815.—
Stephen Acabado,
The Conversation,
21 July 2025
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While the climactic smackdown pits Wonder Woman vs. full feral Cheetah, an earlier fight at the White House is the real pinnace of their rivalry, presenting both Gadot and Wiig as physical powerhouses.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Dec. 2020
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“Frigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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