CORVETTE

corvette

(noun) a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

corvette (plural corvettes)

(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.

(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.

Etymology

Noun

Corvette (plural Corvettes)

A sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953 to present, an American icon.

Source: Wiktionary

Cor"vet (kr"vt), Cor*vette" (kr-vr"), n. Etym: [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. Corbeil.] (Naut.)

Definition: A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States navy a sloop of war.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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