frigate
Example Sentences
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It has increased sea patrols by frigates, tightened rules for foreigners and talked of launching exploration of the surrounding sea bed, which holds deposits of precious rare earths in demand by modern industry.
They have teamed up to build tanks, frigates and missiles.
Sometimes for a whole day they talked in sea lion grunts or frigate bird squawks or plankton wiggles.
From Literature
The frigate's role was to act as a first line of defence by circling battleship HMS Warspite and it was expected that the sailors would sacrifice their lives.
From BBC
Ten years ago, China’s navy was largely focused on coastal defense, with few modern warships, including three Luyang III destroyers, 17 Jiangkai II frigates and a single aircraft carrier reserved for training missions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
