FRIGATE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
   Hypernyms(s) frigate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • warship (what does warship mean?)
   • war vessel (what does war vessel mean?)
   • combat ship (what does combat ship mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • guided missile frigate (what does guided missile frigate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
   Hypernyms(s) frigate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • warship (what does warship mean?)
   • war vessel (what does war vessel mean?)
   • combat ship (what does combat ship mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Constitution (what does Constitution mean?)
   • Old Ironsides (what does Old Ironsides mean?)