frigates

plural of frigate

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Recent Examples of frigates Berlin is reportedly planning to scrap a multi-billion-euro project to build the F126 frigates, in which Rheinmetall was expected to become the lead contractor. Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 24 June 2026 French frigates used machine guns, cannons and sophisticated air-defense missiles to fend off Houthi strikes. ABC News, 16 June 2026 O’Brien advised them to build a large, permanent air-force base, and to keep frigates on rotation in the Nuuk harbor, as a deterrent to the Russian and Chinese navies. Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Unlike traditional destroyers or frigates that require large crews, Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels are designed to operate with minimal or no personnel onboard. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 Both Salisbury and Schuster see the LCS as primarily stopgaps for the Navy, likely to give way to a new generation of frigates that was announced last December. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 Cuba no longer maintains a meaningful blue-water navy, modern frigates or an operational submarine fleet comparable to Cold War levels. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 In 1996, there were 22 frigates, 17 submarines, 15 destroyers, and 3 aircraft carriers. Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 There are other reasons for sending the frigates, however. Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frigates
Noun
  • The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Throughout it there are forts, full-size wooden galleons and signs hung on what appear to be Persian rugs.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kelce would take the women on dates to concerts, on yachts and on private jets.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Standing near yachts, Mercedes Moné boasts about winning the Owen Hart Cup for the second consecutive year.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Bambu also includes a surprisingly complete tool and maintenance kit with Allen keys, unclogging pins, spare filament cutters and wipers, extra screws, cleaning tools, and replacement wear items.
    Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026
  • Stagioni - what an intimate, special experience with the pizza cutters, and great wine/ambiance.
    Peter St Onge, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

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“Frigates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frigates. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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