as in sloop
a small and fast military ship
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Recent Examples of frigate
In 1996, there were 22 frigates, 17 submarines, 15 destroyers, and 3 aircraft carriers.
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Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 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
Three months earlier, Norway struck a £10 billion deal with the UK for at least five British Type 26 frigates designed to detect, track and combat submarines.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
And the number of destroyers has halved to six while the frigate fleet has been slashed from 60 to just 11.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 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
Three months earlier, Norway struck a £10 billion deal with the UK for at least five British Type 26 frigates designed to detect, track and combat submarines.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
And the number of destroyers has halved to six while the frigate fleet has been slashed from 60 to just 11.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigate
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Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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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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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 sails will be exhibited from May 28 through July 30 on The North Wind schooner throughout the festival.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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In 1965, Cochran's boat, a large schooner called the Rogue, was found drifting off the coast of Guatemala.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 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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The stresses of the shore fall away in the salt air, and the pressures of daily life ease into the wake as the yacht leaves land behind.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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Other looks in Hadid's yacht wardrobe included a steel blue one-piece suit by Miyake Design Studio, a black one-piece swimsuit with a large back cutout and blue trim, and matching Some Bodee bloomers and a ruffled crop top in white.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
30 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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