Etymology

corvette

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French corvette
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corvette · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromcorvette
  2. English todaycorvette

Unadapted borrowing from French corvette.

Corvette · noun2

From corvette (“a small, manoeuvrable warship”).

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