as in sloop
a small and fast military ship
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Recent Examples of frigate
The operation deployed frigates, vessels, helicopters and drones.
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Akram Oubachir, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Two vessels from the maritime training component of the drills have been reassigned to the search, including a Moroccan European multi-mission frigate and a French multipurpose supply vessel.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
With Navy paying for shipyard improvements and a West Coast Annex, DHS could become the major maintenance provider of the Navy’s new frigate—a derivation of the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter—on both Coasts.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
His announcement, carried by Iranian state TV, came about seven weeks after a U.S. submarine blew up the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, killing as many as 80 Iranian soldiers, according to state media.
—April 30, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Akram Oubachir, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Two vessels from the maritime training component of the drills have been reassigned to the search, including a Moroccan European multi-mission frigate and a French multipurpose supply vessel.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
With Navy paying for shipyard improvements and a West Coast Annex, DHS could become the major maintenance provider of the Navy’s new frigate—a derivation of the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter—on both Coasts.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
His announcement, carried by Iranian state TV, came about seven weeks after a U.S. submarine blew up the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in the Indian Ocean, killing as many as 80 Iranian soldiers, according to state media.
—April 30, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigate
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doria brigantine arrived in the Caribbean on the British colony St. Eustatius, waving the first national flag of the United States.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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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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The 80-foot schooner provides passengers with an interactive sailing experience with spectacular views of the New England coastline.—
Rachel Holt,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Private speedboat or catamaran charters are nothing compared to the experience aboard the Friendship Rose, a classic Caribbean schooner with soaring sails built by hand on the sands of Bequia's Friendship Bay several decades ago.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2026
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The alleged incident occurred in March 2010, when the South Korean Navy Pohang-class corvette ROKS Cheonan exploded near the sea border with North Korea.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Boats and yachts greater than 30 feet can stay in a marina or tie off in a canal.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Stars like Bella Hadid, Kelsea Ballerini and Elizabeth Hurley are heating things up with their bikini photos, whether at the beach, in front of their swimming pools or aboard a yacht.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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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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Arquiste’s best-selling Nanban, for instance, conjures the aroma of a 17th-century galleon laden with coffee, leather, and saffron, while L’Or de Louis evokes the atmosphere of an orangerie at Versailles.—
April Long,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Back in its heyday as Europe's biggest medieval shipyard, the Arsenale could churn out a galleon per day.—
Julia Buckley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Feb. 2026
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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 25 May. 2026.
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