1. : a vessel rigged as a ship or as a brig or as a schooner and mounting from 10 to 32 guns
2. : a warship larger than a gunboat and carrying guns on one deck only
3. Britain : a small armed ship
1. : a vessel rigged as a ship or as a brig or as a schooner and mounting from 10 to 32 guns
2. : a warship larger than a gunboat and carrying guns on one deck only
3. Britain : a small armed ship
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012