frigate

English Thesaurus

1. a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	combat ship, war vessel, warship,
definition	:	a government ship that is available for waging war (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	guided missile frigate,
definition	:	a frigate that carries guided missiles (noun.artifact)

2. a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	combat ship, war vessel, warship,
definition	:	a government ship that is available for waging war (noun.artifact)