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frigate

[frig-it] / ˈfrɪg ɪt /
NOUN
boat
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Denmark and Russia were at a war of words Tuesday after Danish authorities accused a Russian frigate of firing flares at a Danish military helicopter.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

The two countries said it was a "passing exercise" with an Indonesian frigate passing through on its return home from the Russian port city of Vladivostok.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

He inserted himself into negotiations for the Air Force One and the F-35 jet fighter programs, directed design changes to the Constellation-class frigate and championed the creation of Trump-class battleships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

This includes Britain's Dreadnought programme, which is building the Royal Navy's next-generation nuclear deterrent submarines, and the Type 26 frigate programme, which is developing a fleet of advanced anti-submarine warships.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

According to Millis, astronauts might harness the energy in the vacuum to push a spaceship, just as mariners harnessed the wind to drive a frigate.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The aerospace-and-defense group said it would record a charge in the first half after Berlin scrapped a project to procure F126 frigates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Americans weren’t exactly winning anyway, but Jefferson doubled-down and sent more war frigates.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

In the east of Scotland, Babcock is constructing five cheaper but highly versatile Type-31 frigates at Rosyth.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

It's called hybridisation – combining traditional crew-operated weapons platforms like frigates, with fleets of uncrewed and autonomous systems.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

They turned over a dozen frigates, well armed and fully manned—a dozen frigates!”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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