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Definitions of corvette in various dictionaries:
noun - a highly maneuverable escort warship
A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations.
An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with one tier of guns.
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| The 1997 model of this Chevrolet sports car is only the 4th redesign since its 1953 introduction |
| Bowling Green is home to the assembly plant & national museum of this Chevy sports car |
| In the early 1950s, Chevrolet PR exec Myron Scott came up with the idea of naming this 2-door for a type of fast warship |
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| a small warship designed for convoy escort duty. |
| a highly maneuverable escort warship smaller than a destroyer |
| A small warship designed for convoy escort duty. |
| A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations. |
| An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with one tier of guns. |
| a brand name for a type of sports car ( a fast, low car) made by Chevrolet |
| a small warship ( a ship with guns, used for fighting) |
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A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or "rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloop-of-war. The modern types of ship below a corvette are coastal patrol craft and fast attack craft. In modern terms, a corvette is typically between 500 tons and 2,000 tons although recent designs may approach 3,000 tons, which might instead be considered a small frigate. * The word "corvette" is first found in Middle French, a diminutive of the Dutch word corf, meaning a small ship, from the Latin corbis, meaning "basket".The rank "corvette captain", equivalent in many navies to "lieutenant commander", derives from the name of this type of ship. The rank is the most junior of three "captain" ranks in several European (e.g., France, Spain, Italy, Croatia) and South American (e.g., Argentina, Chile) navies, because a corvette, as the smallest class |
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| BATTLECRUISER |
| CRUISER |
| DESTROYER |
| FRIGATE |
| IRONSIDES |
| MANOFWAR |
| MINESWEEPER |
| SUB |
| TORPEDOBOAT |