ALL meanings of corvette
cor·vette
C c - countable noun corvette A corvette is a small fast warship that is used to protect other ships from attack. 3
- noun corvette a lightly armed escort warship 3
- noun corvette a former sailing warship larger than a sloop and smaller than a frigate, usually with one tier of guns 3
- noun corvette a fast warship smaller than a destroyer and used chiefly for convoy duty 3
- noun corvette A small warship designed for convoy escort duty. 1
- noun corvette a warship of the old sailing class, having a flush deck and usually one tier of guns. 1
- noun corvette a lightly armed, fast ship used mostly for convoy escort and ranging in size between a destroyer and a gunboat. 1
- noun corvette (nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; -- called in the United States navy a sloop of war. 0
- noun corvette (nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty. 0