corvette en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɔːɹˈvɛt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French corvette.
Meanings
- (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.
- In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
- (broadly) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty. ▸ A starship of comparable role
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corvettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| corvet | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
corvette lieutenant · Corvette · corvette captain
Translations (47)
fr corvette (warship of 17th-18th century) · sl korveta (modern warship) · pt corveta (modern warship) · tr korvet (modern warship) · pl korweta (modern warship) · ca corbeta (warship of 17th-18th century) · es corbeta (modern warship) · he קורבטה (modern warship) · ca corbeta (modern warship) · lt korvetė (modern warship) · hu korvett (modern warship) · nl korvet (modern warship) · et korvett (modern warship) · ca bricbarca (warship of 17th-18th century) · ar فرقيطَة (modern warship) · sh корвета (modern warship) · cmn 護衛艦 /护卫舰 (warship of 17th-18th century) · cs korveta (modern warship) · fi korvetti (warship of 17th-18th century) · pl korweta (warship of 17th-18th century) · ru корве́т (warship of 17th-18th century) · nb korvett (warship of 17th-18th century) · ja コルベット (modern warship) · it corvetta (modern warship) · de Korvette (warship of 17th-18th century) · cs korveta (warship of 17th-18th century) · fr corvette (modern warship) · ru корве́т (modern warship) · mk корвета (modern warship) · gl corveta (modern warship) · cmn 护卫舰 (modern warship) · is korvetta (modern warship) · nb korvett (modern warship) · sh korveta (modern warship) · fa ناوچه سبک (modern warship) · eu korbeta (modern warship) · de Korvette (modern warship) · uk корве́т (warship of 17th-18th century) · da korvet (modern warship) · nn korvett (modern warship) · ja コルベット (warship of 17th-18th century) · uk корве́т (modern warship) · fi korvetti (modern warship) · el κορβέττα (modern warship) · id korvet (modern warship) · nn korvett (warship of 17th-18th century) · sv korvett (modern warship)