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Corvette   /kɔrvˈɛt/   Listen
Corvette

noun
1.
A highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer.





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"Corvette" Quotes from Famous Books



... corvette Greif—the latest addition to the German fleet—on its trial trip, March 10. As other naval powers, especially England and France, have lately built corvettes and cruisers which can travel from 17 to 18 knots, while the fastest German boats, Blitz and Pfeil, can make only 16 knots an hour, the chief ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 • Various
... the corvette weighed anchor towards evening. Before we left the shoal or placer of Coche, I ascertained the longitude of the east cape of the island, which I found to be 66 degrees 11 minutes 53 seconds. As we steered westward, we soon came in sight of the little island ...
— Equinoctial Regions of America • Alexander von Humboldt


Words linked to "Corvette" :   war vessel, combat ship, warship


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