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| cor·vette [ kawr vét ] (plural cor·vettes) |
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1. naval escort ship: an armed naval escort vessel, smaller than a destroyer
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2. small warship: formerly, a small wooden sailing ship with one tier of guns
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| [Mid-17th century. < French< Dutch korf "small ship," literally "basket" < Latin corbis] |
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