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frigate
English
Etymology
From French frégate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?f???.?t/
- Rhymes: -???t
Noun
frigate (plural frigates)
- (nautical) An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle.
- (nautical) A 19th-century warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the battle line until made obsolete by the development of the solely steam-propelled iron battleship.
- (nautical) A modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose.
- A frigatebird.
- 2008, Anthony S. Cheke, Julian Pender Hume, Lost Land of the Dodo
- These frigates are all so lazy, that they perch by day on the trees, at the edge of the sea, awaiting the other birds […]
- 2008, Anthony S. Cheke, Julian Pender Hume, Lost Land of the Dodo
Coordinate terms
- destroyer
- corvette
- sloop
- ship of the line
- third rate
- second rate
- first rate
- stone frigate
Derived terms
- frigatebird
- stone frigate
Translations
Anagrams
- Freitag
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cruiser
English
Etymology
cruise +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?uz?/
- Rhymes: -u?z?(?)
Noun
cruiser (plural cruisers)
- One who attends cruises.
- (cycling) A kind of bicycle that usually combines balloon tires, an upright seating posture, a single-speed drivetrain, and straightforward steel construction with expressive styling.
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience; also cruise ship.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- Someone who cruises bars and neighborhoods looking for "action".
Hyponyms
- armored cruiser
- battle-cruiser
- protected cruiser
- unprotected cruiser
Derived terms
- loser cruiser
Translations
Anagrams
- curries
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