CORVETTE


Meaning of CORVETTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kȯr-ˈvet ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, probably from Middle Dutch corf, a kind of ship, literally, basket — more at corf

Date: 1636

1. : a warship ranking in the old sailing navies next below a frigate

2. : a highly maneuverable armed escort ship that is smaller than a destroyer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.