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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Corvet \Cor"vet\ (k?r"v?t), Corvette \Cor*vette"\ (k?r-v?r"), n. [F. corvette, fr Pg corveta or Sp corbeta, fr L. corbita a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr corbis basket. Cf {Corbeil}.] (Naut.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: corvette n : a highly maneuverable escort ship; smaller than a destroyer
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