frigate B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfrɪgət/ UK /ˈfɹɪɡ.ət/ See IPA manual Freq #32586 Meanings 1 noun A small, fast warship used to protect other ships. The navy sent a frigate to escort the convoy. Thesaurus Word family Forms frigates Derived forms frigatebird Etymology AI details From French frégate, from Italian fregata, of uncertain origin. frégate French fregata Italian View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frigate **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfrɪgət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɹɪɡ.ət/ **Frequency rank:** 32586 ## Meanings 1. A small, fast warship used to protect other ships. ## Examples - The navy sent a frigate to escort the convoy. ## Derived Forms - frigatebird ## Roots and Affixes - Root: frégate - Root: fregata ## Etymology From French frégate, from Italian fregata, of uncertain origin. ## AI Etymology Frigate comes from French frégate, from Italian fregata, of uncertain origin. In current use, the main sense is “A small, fast warship used to protect other ships”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown