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The answer CORVETTES has 3 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of corvettes in various dictionaries:
noun - a highly maneuverable escort warship
noun - a small, swift warship
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In the Navy do they make the stout Spaniard get around the beastly doctor? |
Sounds as if they fight 5 down |
Spanish parliament may include check for warships |
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Aug 16 2017 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
Dec 18 2008 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
Dec 29 2000 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
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Plural form of corvette. |
a small warship designed for convoy escort duty. |
A small warship designed for convoy escort duty. |
Corvettes might refer to |
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A Corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or "rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloop-of-war. The modern types of ship below a corvette are coastal patrol craft and fast attack craft. In modern terms, a corvette is typically between 500 tons and 2,000 tons although recent designs may approach 3,000 tons, which might instead be considered a small frigate. * The word "corvette" is first found in Middle French, a diminutive of the Dutch word corf, meaning a small ship, from the Latin corbis, meaning "basket".The rank "corvette captain", equivalent in many navies to "lieutenant commander", derives from the name of this type of ship. The rank is the most junior of three "captain" ranks in several European (e.g., France, Spain, Italy, Croatia) and South American (e.g., Argentina, Chile) navies, because a corvette, as the smallest class |