corvette
/kɔːɹˈvɛt/
corvette noun: 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.
Noun (1)
corvette (plural 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.
- In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
- A starship of comparable role
Noun (2) capitalized: Corvette
Corvette (plural Corvettes)
- A type of sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953 to present.
- Synonyms:
- Vette
corvette meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
corvette in Hindi
- कार्वेट, कॉर्वेट, कोरवेट
corvette in Tamil
- கொர்வெட்டி, கார்வெட், கொர்வெட்
corvette in Marathi
- कार्वेट, कार्व्हेट, कॉर्वेट
corvette in Urdu
- کارویٹ, کورویٹ, کارویٹی
More languagesFewer languages
- corvette in Bengali
- কর্ভেট, কারভেট, করভেট
- corvette in Telugu
- కార్వెట్, కొర్వెట్టి, కొర్వెట్
- corvette in Malayalam
- കോർവെറ്റ്, കൊർവെറ്റ്
- corvette in Kannada
- ಕಾರ್ವೆಟ್, ಕೊರ್ವೆಟ್, ಕೊರ್ವೆಟ್ಟೆ
- corvette in Punjabi
- ਕਾਰਵੇਟ, ਕਾਰਵੈੱਟ, ਕੋਰਵੇਟ
- corvette in Gujarati
- કાર્વેટ, કોર્વેટ
- corvette in Odia
- କର୍ଭେଟ୍, କର୍ଭେଟ
- corvette in Nepali
- कार्वेट, कर्भेट
- corvette in Arabic
- فرقيطَة
- corvette in Indonesian
- korvet
- corvette in Persian
- ناوچه سبک
Synonyms of corvette
Forms of corvette
| plural | corvettes |
|---|---|
| plural | Corvettes |
| alternative form (obsolete) | corvet |
Origin of corvette
Unadapted borrowing from French corvette.
From corvette (“a small, manoeuvrable warship”).
Words formed from corvette
Words that rhyme with corvette
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
- ket
Questions about corvette
- What does corvette mean?
- Corvette means 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.
- What is corvette in Hindi?
- Corvette in Hindi is कार्वेट, कॉर्वेट, कोरवेट. See Corvette meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is corvette?
- Corvette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce corvette?
- Corvette is pronounced /kɔːɹˈvɛt/.
- What is the plural of corvette?
- The plural of corvette is corvettes.
Words near corvette in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: corvette (page history and authors); Corvette (page history and authors); corvette (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); corvette (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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