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corvettes

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noun

Say it like: Cor-vet-tes

The correct spelling is corvettes. 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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noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.

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