English-Thai Dictionary

frigate

N เรือรบ ขนาด กลาง  ruea-rob-ka-nad-klang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRIGATE

n.[Gr. signifies not fortified. L. aphractum, an open ship or vessel. ] 1. A ship of war, of a size larger than a sloop or brig, and less than a ship of the line; usually having two decks and carrying from thirty to forty four guns. But ships mounting a less number than thirty guns are sometimes called frigates; as are ships carrying a larger number.
2. Any small vessel on the water. [Not used. ]

 

FRIGATE-BUILT

a.Having a quarter deck and forecastle raised above the main deck.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRIGATE

Frig "ate, n. Etym: [F. frégate, It. fregata, prob. contracted fr. L.fabricata something constructed or. built. See Fabricate. ]

 

1. Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 165 , transferred the name to larger vessels, and by 175 it had been appropriated for a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line. Frigates, from about 175 to 185 , had one full battery deck and, often, a spar deck with a lighter battery. They carried sometimes as many as fifty guns. After the application of steam to navigation steam frigates of largely increased size and power were built, and formed the main part of the navies of the world till about 187 , when the introduction of ironclads superseded them. [Formerly spelled frigat and friggot.]

 

2. Any small vessel on the water. [Obs. ] Spenser. Frigate bird (Zoöl.), a web-footed rapacious bird, of the genus Fregata; -- called also man-of-war bird, and frigate pelican. Two species are known; that of the Southern United States and West Indies is F. aquila. They are remarkable for their long wings and powerful flight. Their food consists of fish which they obtain by robbing gulls, terns, and other birds, of their prey. They are related to the pelicans. -- Frigate mackerel (Zoöl.), an oceanic fish (Auxis Rochei ) of little or no value as food, often very abundant off the coast of the United States. -- Frigate pelican. (Zoöl.) Same as Frigate bird.

 

FRIGATE-BUILT

FRIGATE-BUILT Frig "ate-built ", a. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

frigate

frig ate |ˈfrigit ˈfrɪɡɪt | ▶noun a warship with a mixed armament, generally heavier than a destroyer (in the US Navy ) and of a kind originally introduced for convoy escort work. • historical a sailing warship of a size and armament just below that of a ship of the line. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a light, fast boat that was rowed or sailed ): from French frégate, from Italian fregata, of unknown origin.

 

frigate bird

frig ate bird |ˈfrɪɡɪt ˌbərd | ▶noun a predatory tropical seabird with dark plumage, long narrow wings, a deeply forked tail, and a long hooked bill. Also called man-o'-war bird (see man-of-war ). [Family Fregatidae and genus Fregata: five species. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

frigate

frigate |ˈfrɪgət | ▶noun a warship with a mixed armament, generally lighter than a destroyer (in the US navy, heavier ) and of a kind originally introduced for convoy escort work. • historical a sailing warship of a size and armament just below that of a ship of the line. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a light, fast boat which was rowed or sailed ): from French frégate, from Italian fregata, of unknown origin.

 

frigate bird

frig |ate bird ▶noun a predatory tropical seabird with dark plumage, long narrow wings, a deeply forked tail, and a long hooked bill. Also called man-of-war bird. ●Family Fregatidae and genus Fregata: five species.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

frigate

frig ate /frɪ́ɡət / (! -gateは /ɡət /) 名詞 C 1 〘史 〙フリゲート艦 〘1750 --1850年ごろの帆走軍艦 〙.2 フリゲート艦 〘｟英 ｠では駆逐艦とコルヴェット艦の間の大きさ, ｟米 ｠では駆逐艦と軽巡洋艦の間の大きさのもの 〙.～́ b ì rd 〘鳥 〙グンカンドリ 〘熱帯産の海鳥 〙.