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Meaning of Corvette | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kɔːɹˈvɛt

Definitions

  1. A type of sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953 to present.
  2. 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.
  3. In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
  4. A starship of comparable role

Equivalents

Català corbeta
Čeština korveta
Deutsch Korvette
Suomi korvetti
Français corvette
Italiano corvette
Polski korweta
Русский корве́т
Türkçe korvet

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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