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Corvette

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

Françaiscorvette
DeutschKorvette
Italianocorvette
8 more languages
Catalàcorbeta
Češtinakorveta
Polskikorweta
Русскийкорве́т
Türkçekorvet

CEFR level

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