1. a small, fast warship designed for escort duty
Usage: nautical
2. a sports car, especially a Chevrolet Corvette

Examples

• The corvette escorted the merchant ships across the Atlantic.
• Naval corvettes are smaller than destroyers but larger than patrol boats.
• He bought a red Corvette for his midlife crisis.
• The vintage Corvette roared down the highway.
• Corvettes were essential for protecting convoys during wartime.
• She dreamed of owning a classic 1960s Corvette.
• The navy deployed three corvettes to patrol the coast.