1
: a warship ranking in the old sailing navies next below a frigate
2
: a highly maneuverable armed escort ship that is smaller than a destroyer
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The 388-foot-long corvette has a range of 4,500 nautical miles [5,178 miles] with a speed of up to 25 knots [28 miles per hour].
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The Russian corvettes are armed with air defense and anti-ship missiles.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The aircraft took part in the Argentine military operation in January alongside a smaller C-12 surveillance plane and two corvette warships, according to the Argentine navy.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
The Russian ship under British surveillance, known as the corvette Boikiy, was escorting the merchant vessel the Baltic Leader on its voyage from Syria through the English Channel and North Sea.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The Russian corvettes are armed with air defense and anti-ship missiles.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The aircraft took part in the Argentine military operation in January alongside a smaller C-12 surveillance plane and two corvette warships, according to the Argentine navy.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
The Russian ship under British surveillance, known as the corvette Boikiy, was escorting the merchant vessel the Baltic Leader on its voyage from Syria through the English Channel and North Sea.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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corvette
noun
cor·vette
kȯr-ˈvet 
1
: an armed naval sailing ship
2
: an armed escort ship that is small and fast
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