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Definition of Corvette
1. Noun. A highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer.
Definition of Corvette
1. Proper noun. A sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953 to present, an American icon. ¹
2. Noun. (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. ¹
3. Noun. (nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of trans-oceanic duty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corvette
1. a small, swift warship [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corvette
Literary usage of Corvette
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sketches of Turkey in 1831 and 1832 by James Ellsworth De Kay (1833)
"Russian corvette—Comparison between Russian and Greek Sailors—Management of Turkish
... A RUSSIAN corvette-built ship came in to-day from the Black Sea. ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1883)
"... the other engaging the forts along the sea-front, while the Inflexible and
the Téméraire placed themselves in the corvette and the Bourgas Passes, ..."
3. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"She hauled her colours down after returning a few shot, and proved to be La
Mignonne, a remarkably fast sailing ship corvette of ..."
4. Recollections of a Service of Three Years During the War-of-extermination in by Simón Bolívar (1828)
"... procures the Author the Command of a corvette—Takes a rich Prize; seasonable
Relief afforded by it—Distress of the Government, and Costume of its ..."
5. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1886)
"... OF THE MARCH TO WITU BY THE LANDING PARTY OF THE GERMAN corvette GNEISENAU.
Translated from Supplement to ..."
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