noun see: corf Date: 1636 a warship ranking in the old sailing navies next below a frigate, a highly maneuverable armed escort ship that is smaller than a destroyer
CORVETTE
Meaning of CORVETTE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012