corvette

corvette Definition

cor·vette (kôr vet′)

noun

a former sailing warship larger than a sloop and smaller than a frigate, usually with one tier of guns
a fast warship smaller than a destroyer and used chiefly for convoy duty

Etymology: Fr, prob. < MDu korver, pursuit ship < MLG korf, kind of boat, basket < L corbis, basket: see corbeil

corvette Usage Examples

Preposition: on

duty: When war was declared, officers and men from H.M.S. Calliope were assigned to Royal Navy ships, mostly corvettes on escort duties.

Noun used with modifier

screw: The sixth EMERALD was a 12-gun screw corvette launched at Pembroke in 1876.
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stealth: Vosper Thornycroft's stealth corvette, would be difficult to identify by radar and other sensors.
ton: The last ship to be built at the Royal Dockyard was a 1,322 ton corvette, the steamship ' Druid ' .

Adjective modifier

French: Most of the time Indefatigable was off Ushant looking for French corvettes sent out to harry British ships.
classic: The world's largest collection of classic Corvettes can only be found at ProTeam Corvette Sales in.. .
14-gun: Encounter The third Encounter was a 14-gun screw corvette, launched at Sheerness in 1873.
wooden: Tucker ordered huge spar torpedoes mounted on the ironclads, while the wooden corvettes were fitted to receive these devices when needed.
early: Early Corvettes were also available in platinum gray finish with black pick guards, but this color was officially discontinued in 1963.

Converse of object

launch: The sixth EMERALD was a 12-gun screw corvette launched at Pembroke in 1876.
build: In addition, the Vosper built corvettes will fitted with French built Thompson CFS combat systems.
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Modifies a noun

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Preposition: for

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