corvettes

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A form of corvette — 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.

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Meanings

corvettes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of corvette

Corvettes2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Corvette
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