corvette

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (historical) 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. In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
3. (broadly) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.

Sinonieme

boat

⛵

craft

ship

🚢

shipboard

sloop of war

vessel

watercraft

Vertalings

corvette

corvetta

corbeta

Korvette

corbeta

korvet

corveta

korvet

κορβέττα

zeilboot

⛵

zeilbootje

Corvetas

bricbarca

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɔːɹ.ˈvɛt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Unadapted borrowing from French corvette.