Corvette
WordNet
noun
(1) A highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a sloop or frigate, capable of trans-oceanic duty