Corvette vs. Cutter — What's the Difference?

A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or "rated") warship.

A person or thing that cuts something.

A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations.

A light, fast coastal patrol boat

An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with one tier of guns.

A ball that deviates sharply on pitching.

A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.

A light horse-drawn sleigh

(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.

A pig heavier than a porker but lighter than a baconer.

A highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

One that cuts, especially in tailoring.

A device or machine that cuts.

A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with two or more headsails and a mast set somewhat farther aft than that of a sloop.

A ship's boat, powered by a motor or oars and used for transporting stores or passengers.

A patrol boat, especially a US Coast Guard ship that is at least 65 feet long and has accommodations for the crew.

A small sleigh, usually seating one person and drawn by a single horse.

(Baseball) See cut fastball.

A person or device that cuts (in various senses).

(nautical) A single-masted, fore-and-aft rigged, sailing vessel with at least two headsails, and a mast set further aft than that of a sloop.

A foretooth; an incisor.

A heavy-duty motor boat for official use.

(nautical) A ship's boat, used for transport ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore.

(cricket) A ball that moves sideways in the air, or off the pitch, because it has been cut.

(baseball) A cut fastball.

(slang) A ten-pence piece. So named because it is the coin most often sharpened by prison inmates to use as a weapon.

(informal) A person who practices self-injury by making cuts in the flesh.

A surgeon.

An animal yielding inferior meat, with little or no external fat and marbling.

(obsolete) An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.

(obsolete) A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.

(obsolete) A kind of soft yellow brick, easily cut, and used for facework.

A light sleigh drawn by one horse.

(television) A flag or similar instrument for blocking light.

(MLE) A knife.

One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.

That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter.

A fore tooth; an incisor.

A boat used by ships of war.

A small, light one-horse sleigh.

An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid.

A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer.

A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; - so called from the facility with which it can be cut.

Someone who cuts or carves stone

Someone who carves the meat

Someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)

A boat for communication between ship and shore

A sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop

A cutting implement; a tool for cutting