F
FACTOR to To FALL a-stern
To FALL calm to FETCHING the pump
FID to FIRE-SHIP
FISH to To FLAT-IN
To FLAT-IN FORWARD to FLUSH
FLY of an ensign to FORE-CASTLE
FORE-CAT-HARPINS to FORE-STAY
FORE-TOP to FOTHERING
FOUL to FRESH
To FRESHEN the bawse to FUTTOCK-SHROUDS
To FRESHEN the bawse
FRESHES
FRIGATE
FRIGATE-BUILT
FULL AND BY
FURLING
FURLING-LINE
FUTTOCKS
FUTTOCK-SHROUDS
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FRIGATE
FRIGATE, (fregate, Fr.) in the navy, a light nimble ship, built for the purposes of sailing swiftly. These vessels mount from twenty to thirty-eight guns, and are esteemed excellent cruizers.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 134, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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