[kawr-vet] 
| 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. |
[kawr-vet, kawr-vet] .
| cor·vette (kôr-vět') n.
[French, a kind of warship, probably from Middle Dutch corf, basket, small ship; see corf.] |