ˈfrigə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French frigate, from Italian fregata
1. : a light boat propelled originally by oars but later by sails
2. : a ship of a former class of ship-rigged war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line usually with a full battery on the gun deck and a light battery on the spar deck
3. : a British or Canadian escort ship between a corvette and a destroyer in size and corresponding to a United States destroyer escort
4. : a ship of a class of United States warships of 5000 to 7000 tons that is smaller than a cruiser and larger than a destroyer