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nouna 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 corvette1630–40; <French, Middle French <Middle Dutch corver pursuit boat (derivative of corf fishing boat, literally, basket), with suffix altered to -ette-ette Words nearby corvettecoruscate, coruscation, Corvallis, corvée, corves, corvette, corvina, corvine, Corvisart des Marets, Corvisart's facies, corvo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corvetteSoon came whispers about a Russian corvette being spotted at Balaclava Bay. Russia Stages a Coup in Crimea|Michael Weiss|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Martinez is currently working on scoring a commercial for the 2014 Corvette. Cliff Martinez’s Journey From Red Hot Chili Peppers to Composer of ‘Drive’ and ‘Spring Breakers’|Marlow Stern|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST When I drive my Corvette I see the looks it gets from all the people that have children. Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories|Harry Siegel|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST In 1983, August Busch IV, then a 19-year-old student at the University of Arizona in 1983, crashed his Corvette. ‘Bitter Brew’ and the Epic Battle for America’s Beer|Daniel Gross|December 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He even got his Corvette back, albeit several months after the raid and, he says, with the tires worn down. Inside Obama’s ‘War on Weed’|Winston Ross|September 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST There was lying in harbour a corvette called the Tornado, a very likely looking craft. Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer The corvette was named the Confiance, and on his return home Lieutenant Yeo was appointed to her. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston A little to the windward of the position assigned to the English corvette Dartmouth there lay a Turkish fire-ship. History of Modern Europe 1972-1878|C. A. Fyffe The corvette must have observed her change of course, as she also kept away, and once more her topgallant sails were loosed. The Rival Crusoes|W.H.G. Kingston This precaution proved fatal, for the corvette suddenly struck violently on a hidden rock. Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
British Dictionary definitions for corvette
nouna lightly armed escort warship Word Origin for corvetteC17: from Old French, perhaps from Middle Dutch corf basket, small ship, from Latin corbis basket Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to corvettefrigate, destroyer, battleship, submarine, gunboat, cutter, dreadnaught, cruiser, dreadnought |