In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between frigate and brigantine
is that frigate is (nautical) a modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (wwii) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose while brigantine is (nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
As nouns the difference between frigate and brigantine
is that frigate is (nautical) an obsolete type of sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle while brigantine is (nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast or brigantine can be .
frigate
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(nautical) An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling, blockading, etc, but not in line of battle.
(nautical) A 19th c. type of warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the battle line until made obsolete by the development of the solely steam-propelled iron battleship.
(nautical) A modern type of warship, smaller than a destroyer, originally (WWII) introduced as an anti-submarine vessel but now general purpose.
Coordinate terms
* destroyer
* corvette
* sloop
* ship of the line
* third rate
* second rate
* first rate
* stone frigate
Derived terms
* frigatebird
* stone frigate
brigantine
Etymology 1
1525, a small rowing vessel, brigandyns'', from (etyl) ''brigandin'', probably from Italian ''brigante'' - skirmisher, pirate, brigand, from Latin ''brigare to fight.
Noun
(
en noun)
(nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
Synonyms
* hermaphrodite brig (the synonymy is controversial )
Etymology 2
Variant forms.
