Synonyms of frigates

frigates

noun

plural of frigate

as in corvettes

a small and fast military ship

Related Words

• corvettes
• sloops
• brigantines
• pinnaces
• caravels
• galleons
• yachts
• schooners
• ketches
• galleys
• cutters
• sailers
• catamarans
• yawls
• shallops
• luggers
• keelboats
• outriggers
• clippers
• junk
• sharpies
• catboats
• sailboats
• knockabouts
• dinghies
• piraguas
• caïques
• bugeyes
• windjammers
• barks
• xebecs
• cat rigs
• square-riggers
• vessels
• crafts
• bottoms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frigates

Those platforms include destroyers, aircraft carriers, amphibious ships, and frigates. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

The Taiwanese navy is planning to invest heavily in large surface combatants, including a new 7,000-ton warship and as many as 12 3,000-ton light frigates. — 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

Japan recently made major deals, including the joint development and transfer of 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates to Australia. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Both Salisbury and Schuster see the LCS as primarily stopgaps for the Navy, likely to give way to a new generation of frigates that was announced last December. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026