frigate
(frig-ate)
2 syllables
Definition
noun. a fast; mediumsized sailing warship of the 18th and early 19th cent; which carried from 24 to 60 guns a Brit. warship between a corvette and a destroyer until 1975; a U.S. warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a light cruiser since 1
Example Sentence
The frigate birds snatched their prey from the ocean surface.
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Rhymes
- bigot
- cliggott
- frigate
- gigot
- piggott
- pigott
- spigot