| 单词 | corvette |
| 释义 | corvette /kawr vet"/, n. 1. a warship of the old sailing class, having a flush deck and usually one tier of guns. 2. a lightly armed, fast ship used mostly for convoy escort and ranging in size between a destroyer and a gunboat. Also, corvet /kawr vet", kawr"vet/. [1630-40; < F, MF < MD corver pursuit boat (deriv. of corf fishing boat, lit., basket), with suffix altered to -ette -ETTE] |
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