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Corvette

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; - called in the United States navy a sloop of war.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Corvette'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/corvette.html. 1828.