HyperDic: corvette

English > 1 sense of the word *corvette*:
NOUN	artifact	corvette	a highly maneuverable escort warship

corvette > pronunciation
Sounds	kaorveh't
Rhymes	abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht...

English > *corvette*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer.
Broader	warship, war vessel, combat ship	A government ship that is available for waging war
Spanish	corbeta
Catalan	bricbarca, corbeta