- frigate - a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
--1 is a kind of warship, war vessel, combat ship
--1 has particulars: Constitution, Old Ironsides- frigate - a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
--2 is a kind of warship, war vessel, combat ship
--2 has particulars: guided missile frigate - frigate - a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser