CORVET

corvet|corvetto. Corvet, or Corvetto, n. a curvet, leap, frolic

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{ Cor″vet (k?r″v?t), 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.