as in sloop
a small and fast military ship
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Recent Examples of frigate
The original Sahand was a British Alvand-class frigate.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Besides the two submarines, the convoy included a frigate and a tugboat.
—CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
The Russian vessels, which included two submarines, a frigate and a tugboat, had crossed the maritime boundary into U.S. waters to avoid sea ice, which is permitted under international rules and customs.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
The second Houthi uncrewed aircraft was hit by the frigate's naval gun, in what was the ship's first combat since its deployment to the Red Sea last month.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
Besides the two submarines, the convoy included a frigate and a tugboat.
—CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
The Russian vessels, which included two submarines, a frigate and a tugboat, had crossed the maritime boundary into U.S. waters to avoid sea ice, which is permitted under international rules and customs.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
The second Houthi uncrewed aircraft was hit by the frigate's naval gun, in what was the ship's first combat since its deployment to the Red Sea last month.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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The performance sloop will showcase the Brit’s signature contemporary styling, with a reverse bow for maximum waterline length and a sleek hull for effortless cruising.Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
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The first was a 131-foot sloop, which Walker replaced five years later with a 171-footer.Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
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Its story began in 1965, when a Texas oil executive named Johnno Jackson and his wife, Helen, were sailing the South Pacific on their schooner, the New Moon.Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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This July 2023 photo provided by State Historical Society of Wisconsin shows the schooner Trinidad's wheel.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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According to Anton Gerashchenko, a former advisor to the interior ministry in Kyiv, the explosion damaged three ships, including two Gepard-class frigates—the fleet’s biggest ships—as well as a smaller Buyan corvette.David Axe, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The real showstopper here is the life-sized pink corvette parked on the fourth floor of the museum, which guests can sit inside for a selfie.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Then Kendall Jenner was photographed reading Babitz on a yacht, and she was name-checked — twice — on the Gossip Girl reboot.Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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But what of those murals glorifying European colonization, with Christopher Columbus sweeping down from the sky in a caravel to find half-naked Native Americans?New York Times, New York Times, 25 May 2021
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More than that, though, the Portuguese were carrying on their wooden caravels an entirely unfamiliar culture from those the Chinese had previously met.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 June 2020
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Earlier this month, the galleon docked on southern England’s Isle of Wight.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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This time, legal disputes, not cannonballs, have been launched by multiple claimants to the sunken galleon’s fortune.Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2024
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The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 June 2022
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The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
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Cord cutters can watch the match on any live TV streaming service that carries CBS, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo or Hulu + Live TV.Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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Rotary cutter: on sale for $14.94 Original price: $20.99 When cutting straight lines, a pair of scissors doesn’t always do the trick.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Frigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigate. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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