Meanings
corvette1
nouncorvette (plural corvettes)
plural corvettes · alternative obsolete corvet
- historicalnauticalA 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.
- nauticalIn a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
- broadlyliteratureA starship of comparable role
Corvette2
nounCorvette (plural Corvettes)
plural Corvettes
- A type of sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953 to present.
Synonyms: Vette
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953 to present.
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Origin
corvette · noun
- Frenchcorvette
- Englishcorvette
Unadapted borrowing from French corvette.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فرقيطَة
- فرقيطَةmodern warship
Basque korbeta
- korbetamodern warship
Catalan corbeta, bricbarca
- corbetawarship of 17th-18th century
- bricbarcawarship of 17th-18th century
- corbetamodern warship
Chinese Mandarin 護衛艦 /护卫舰, 护卫舰
- 護衛艦 /护卫舰 (hùwèijiàn)warship of 17th-18th century
- 护卫舰 (hùwèijiàn)modern warship
Czech korveta, korveta
- korvetawarship of 17th-18th century
- korvetamodern warship
Danish korvet
- korvetmodern warship
Dutch korvet
- korvetmodern warship
Estonian korvett
- korvettmodern warship
Finnish korvetti, korvetti
- korvettiwarship of 17th-18th century
- korvettimodern warship
French corvette, corvette
- corvettewarship of 17th-18th century
- corvettemodern warship
German Korvette, Korvette
- Korvettewarship of 17th-18th century
- Korvettemodern warship
Greek κορβέττα
- κορβέττα (korvétta)modern warship
Hebrew קורבטה
- קורבטהmodern warship
Hungarian korvett
- korvettmodern warship
Icelandic korvetta
- korvettamodern warship
Indonesian korvet
- korvetmodern warship
Italian corvetta
- corvettamodern warship
Japanese コルベット, コルベット
- コルベット (korubetto)warship of 17th-18th century
- コルベット (korubetto)modern warship
Lithuanian korvetė
- korvetėmodern warship
Norwegian Bokmål korvett, korvett
- korvettwarship of 17th-18th century
- korvettmodern warship
Persian ناوچه سبک
- ناوچه سبکmodern warship
Polish korweta, korweta
- korwetawarship of 17th-18th century
- korwetamodern warship
Portuguese corveta
- corvetamodern warship
Russian корве́т, корве́т
- корве́т (korvét)warship of 17th-18th century
- корве́т (korvét)modern warship
Spanish corbeta
- corbetamodern warship
Swedish korvett
- korvettmodern warship
Turkish korvet
- korvetmodern warship
Ukrainian корве́т, корве́т
- корве́т (korvét)warship of 17th-18th century
- корве́т (korvét)modern warship
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with corvette
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
corvette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvette
MLA
“corvette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvette. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corvette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corvette.
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