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Noun:

  • A Chevrolet from 1953 to present, an American icon.
  • historical 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.
  • nautical In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of trans-oceanic duty.

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