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Corvet — Cor vet (k?r v?t), Corvette Cor*vette (k?r v?r ), n. [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. {Corbeil}.] (Naut.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corvet — n. light warship, corvette … English contemporary dictionary
Corvette — Corvet Cor vet (k?r v?t), Corvette Cor*vette (k?r v?r ), n. [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. {Corbeil}.] (Naut.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sloop of war — Corvet Cor vet (k?r v?t), Corvette Cor*vette (k?r v?r ), n. [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. {Corbeil}.] (Naut.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Stanley Roberts — Datos personales Nombre completo Stanley Corvet Roberts Nacimiento Hopkins, Carolina del Sur … Wikipedia Español
Curvet — Cur vet (k[^u]r v?t or k[^u]r v?t ; 277), n. [OE. corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See {Curve}, and cf. {Corvetto}.] 1. (Man.) A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stanley Roberts — infobox NBA Player name = Stanley Roberts nickname = position = Center height ft = 7 height in = 0 weight lbs = 285 nationality = USA birth date = birth date and age|1970|2|7 birth place = Hopkins, South Carolina college = Louisiana State draft … Wikipedia
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Aurora (Rakete) — Sojus FG startet das bemannte Raumschiff Sojus TMA 5 (Baikonur, 14. Oktober 2004) Die Sojus Rakete [sʌˈjus] (russisch Союз für Union, Vereinigung; englisch Soyuz) ist eine der Weiterentwicklungen der weltweit ersten Interkontinentalrakete, der … Deutsch Wikipedia
