Corvette
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /kɔːɹˈvɛt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Corvette is a noun meaning (nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
Meaning
(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
More Meanings
- (nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.
Word Forms
- corvettes
- corvet
Related Words
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