corvette


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
corvette /kɔːˈvɛt/
noun a small warship designed for convoy escort duty.

historical a sailing warship with one tier of guns.

– origin C17: from Fr., from Du. korf, denoting a kind of ship, + the dimin. suffix -ette.
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