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corvette

noun

Definition of corvette

as in yacht

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Recent Examples of corvette The Grammy award-winning band was followed by a dozen corvettes carrying honorees and the university's new president, Dwayne Tucker. — Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2025 Hull numbers provided by Japan's Defense Ministry identified the Russian vessels as the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and a replenishment ship. — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 This missile, developed by MBDA for the French and British Royal Navy, is designed to attack inshore attack craft (50-500 tonnes) or surface ships up to corvette-sized targets. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025 According to photos provided by the Japanese Defense Ministry, two of the Russian ships were the corvettes dispatched from Vladivostok, based on their hull numbers. — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corvette

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Noun

On August 3 the father of three celebrated his 49th birthday on a lavish yacht trip with his whole family by his side.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
The suspects allegedly used a yacht that set off from the German port of Rostock.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of yacht

Noun

China may be preparing a more heavily armed version of its Type 054B frigate, potentially giving the warship 50 percent more missile launch capacity than the first ships in the class.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Zelenskyy, who did not mention grain terminals, said Russia's Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette, and other vessels were struck in the attack.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

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Sailing aboard a 30-foot sloop on Acapulco Bay, Henry Kissinger kept a protective arm around his new wife, as a motorboat filled with the press corps followed.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.

— Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026

Definition of sloop

Noun

A couple of miles south, things were much quieter (and pricier) at Grand Banks, a schooner turned oyster bar docked at Tribeca’s Pier 25, with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Freedom Tower.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
The sailing yacht is a replica of the legendary 20th-century schooner Elena.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of schooner

Noun

On August 3, 1492, the Genoese captain Christopher Columbus set sail on the Santa María from Palos, in the Bay of Cádiz on the coast of Spain, with around forty crewmen, alongside two smaller caravels, the Niña and the Pinta.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
In nearby Bonavista village, the Matthew Legacy is a full-sized replica of the caravel that Cabot sailed across the Atlantic on the fateful voyage.

— JOE YOGERST, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

Definition of caravel

Noun

Lorenzo’s raft just missed the anchored catamaran, but his father, cousin and aunt weren’t as lucky.

— Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The front cross-beam (a structure that links the hulls at the front of the boat) snapped and the catamaran collapsed into its constituent pieces, with the wingsail falling to the water.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of catamaran

Noun

It’s been seven long years, but Vripack’s groundbreaking green sailer has finally hit the seas.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Larry Ellison, a competitive sailer himself, sponsored an America’s Cup team through Oracle, and SailGP was meant to bring the excitement of sailing races to an annual season, rather than an occasional novelty.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026

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