corvette
[ kawr-vet ]
/ kɔrˈvɛt /
noun
a warship of the old sailing class, having a flush deck and usually one tier of guns.
a lightly armed, fast ship used mostly for convoy escort and ranging in size between a destroyer and a gunboat.
Also
cor·vet
[kawr-vet, kawr-vet] /kɔrˈvɛt, ˈkɔr vɛt/.
Origin of corvette
1630–40; < French, Middle French < Middle Dutch
corver pursuit boat (derivative of
corf fishing boat, literally, basket), with suffix altered to
-ette
-ette
Words nearby corvette
coruscate,
coruscation,
coruña,
corvallis,
corves,
corvette,
corvina,
corvine,
corvisart des marets,
corvisart's facies,
corvo
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British Dictionary definitions for corvette
corvette
/ (kɔːˈvɛt) /
noun
a lightly armed escort warship
Word Origin for corvette
C17: from Old French, perhaps from Middle Dutch
corf basket, small ship, from Latin
corbis basket