Found 3 items, similar to corvette.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: corvette kapal perang kecil
English → English (WordNet) Definition: corvette corvette n : a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
English → English (gcide) Definition: Corvette Corvet \Cor"vet\ (k?r"v?t), Corvette \Cor*vette"\ (k?r-v?r"), n. [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. Corbeil.] (Naut.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States navy a sloop of war. [1913 Webster] ||