What Does "CORVETTE" Actually Mean??
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What Does "CORVETTE" Actually Mean??
Anybody know??
Definition, or root word/meaning? Anything?
All I know is it used to be some kind of intercepter/battleship back in the days of the World Wars.
Where does the word "Corvette" come from, who came up with it, what does it mean????
Definition, or root word/meaning? Anything?
All I know is it used to be some kind of intercepter/battleship back in the days of the World Wars.
Where does the word "Corvette" come from, who came up with it, what does it mean????
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2 entries found for corvette.
cor·vette ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kôr-vt)
n.
1. A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations.
2. An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with one tier of guns.
cor·vette ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kôr-vt)
n.
1. A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations.
2. An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with one tier of guns.
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It's a term that has been lost in translation. Some believe it means "whales vagina".
You stay classy San Diego!
Sorry had to throw it out there
You stay classy San Diego!
Sorry had to throw it out there
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C4Spaceman (11-02-2021)
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Originally Posted by CoolShoesWalkin
It's a term that has been lost in translation. Some believe it means "whales vagina".
You stay classy San Diego!
Sorry had to throw it out there
You stay classy San Diego!
Sorry had to throw it out there
It's an old fast ship like the first post said!
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Originally Posted by CUlookin
It's an old fast ship like the first post said!
It sounds French? Anybody know?
It had to come from somewhere right?
What about the Corvette emblem, it has a checkered flag on one side and a Chevy symbol with some other little symbol next to it, what's the other thing?
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Corvette = Mod Fever
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Originally Posted by JoshVette
What about it's origion??
It sounds French? Anybody know?
It had to come from somewhere right?
What about the Corvette emblem, it has a checkered flag on one side and a Chevy symbol with some other little symbol next to it, what's the other thing?
It sounds French? Anybody know?
It had to come from somewhere right?
What about the Corvette emblem, it has a checkered flag on one side and a Chevy symbol with some other little symbol next to it, what's the other thing?
Guess you don't have to come to the NCM afterall.
Just kidding. Come on down. You'll love it.
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CaPilotMark (11-03-2017)
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Originally Posted by JoshVette
What about it's origion??
It sounds French? Anybody know?
It had to come from somewhere right?
What about the Corvette emblem, it has a checkered flag on one side and a Chevy symbol with some other little symbol next to it, what's the other thing?
It sounds French? Anybody know?
It had to come from somewhere right?
What about the Corvette emblem, it has a checkered flag on one side and a Chevy symbol with some other little symbol next to it, what's the other thing?
Lots of history on this site:
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/history/emblem.html
http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/.../10051998.html
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Originally Posted by lvvette777
2 entries found for corvette.
cor·vette ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kôr-vt)
n.
1. A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations.
2. An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with one tier of guns.
cor·vette ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kôr-vt)
n.
1. A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations.
2. An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with one tier of guns.
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Originally Posted by boarddirector
Come visit the Corvette Museum. All the history is there including the history of the crossed flags. Believe originally there was to be an American flag but some copyright laws came into play. And yes, the origin is French and stands for a small, fast fighting vessel.
Guess you don't have to come to the NCM afterall.
Just kidding. Come on down. You'll love it.
Guess you don't have to come to the NCM afterall.
Just kidding. Come on down. You'll love it.
So, it's French, and means, SMALL, FAST, FIGHTING VESSEL (fighting with vipers and cobras, and ricerwannabees ).
........it can definately launch like a missle.
Last edited by JoshVette; 04-19-2005 at 04:24 PM.
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A Little Corvette History Lesson.
Yes, the word originated in France.
Corvette: A ship being a flush-decked war-vessel having one tier of guns. A corvette is smaller than a frigate, but larger than a brig. Webster, in his work on Villebon, p. 223, sets forth a 1678 description of a corvette "as a long bark, with a mast and a small fore mast, used with sails or oars, which accompanies the fleet for scouting, bearing messages ..." Webster adds that the corvette "was perfected during the 18th century." We learn from the Oxford Companion to Ships & the Sea that while the corvette was originially of French design, it was adopted by the British navy as it was "fast and weatherly".)
Corvettes, were used at the beginning of the 20th century for close in fighting and well as patrolling the coast and inland rivers. The theory at the time, was that bigger was better, hence the Super Battleships came into being and the Corvettes were no longer seen as valuable unitl 1942. Can anyone tell me what the Corvettes were replaced with? Hmm....
June 2, 1952
General Motors executives are formally presented with Harley Earl's proposal for a two-seater sports car. General Motors president Charles Wilson and Chevrolet general manager Thomas Keating approve completing a prototype for the 1953 Motorama. The project is code-named "Opel Sports Car".
September
The Opel project sports car prototype is named Corvette, after a light fast type of World War II warship. The name was suggested by Myron Scott, employee of Campbell-Ewald, Chevrolet's advertising agency. Strong consideration had been given to naming the car "Corvair". Chevrolet executives wanted a "C" word, and rejected 1500 suggestions.
Now you can really fighten your friends and neighbors about how much you know about your, "Corvette."
#001 2001 Z06
Corvette: A ship being a flush-decked war-vessel having one tier of guns. A corvette is smaller than a frigate, but larger than a brig. Webster, in his work on Villebon, p. 223, sets forth a 1678 description of a corvette "as a long bark, with a mast and a small fore mast, used with sails or oars, which accompanies the fleet for scouting, bearing messages ..." Webster adds that the corvette "was perfected during the 18th century." We learn from the Oxford Companion to Ships & the Sea that while the corvette was originially of French design, it was adopted by the British navy as it was "fast and weatherly".)
Corvettes, were used at the beginning of the 20th century for close in fighting and well as patrolling the coast and inland rivers. The theory at the time, was that bigger was better, hence the Super Battleships came into being and the Corvettes were no longer seen as valuable unitl 1942. Can anyone tell me what the Corvettes were replaced with? Hmm....
June 2, 1952
General Motors executives are formally presented with Harley Earl's proposal for a two-seater sports car. General Motors president Charles Wilson and Chevrolet general manager Thomas Keating approve completing a prototype for the 1953 Motorama. The project is code-named "Opel Sports Car".
September
The Opel project sports car prototype is named Corvette, after a light fast type of World War II warship. The name was suggested by Myron Scott, employee of Campbell-Ewald, Chevrolet's advertising agency. Strong consideration had been given to naming the car "Corvair". Chevrolet executives wanted a "C" word, and rejected 1500 suggestions.
Now you can really fighten your friends and neighbors about how much you know about your, "Corvette."
#001 2001 Z06
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Can anyone tell me what the Corvettes were replaced with? Hmm....
Well, following that timeframe and being a military brat........I say they were replaced with airplanes.....
Am I right??
Well, following that timeframe and being a military brat........I say they were replaced with airplanes.....
Am I right??
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Originally Posted by #001 2001 Z06
June 2, 1952
General Motors executives are formally presented with Harley Earl's proposal for a two-seater sports car. General Motors president Charles Wilson and Chevrolet general manager Thomas Keating approve completing a prototype for the 1953 Motorama. The project is code-named "Opel Sports Car".
September
The Opel project sports car prototype is named Corvette,
General Motors executives are formally presented with Harley Earl's proposal for a two-seater sports car. General Motors president Charles Wilson and Chevrolet general manager Thomas Keating approve completing a prototype for the 1953 Motorama. The project is code-named "Opel Sports Car".
September
The Opel project sports car prototype is named Corvette,
Interesting to speculate on the effect a name like Opel would have had on the car through the years...
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I had an Opel when I was 19
The Opel sports car that I had looked like a mini Corvette and I'm glad I have the real thing now. 1.9 Liter engine with manually activated flip-up headlights. You had to get a good pull on the headlight lever or else they would only go half-way around and you had to start over.
Here's a picture of one
http://www.opelclub.com/html/2000_omc_picnic.html
Here's a picture of one
http://www.opelclub.com/html/2000_omc_picnic.html
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Anybody have a pic of an origional "Corvette"....
.....maybe one flying threw the waters, kicking up some big waves, like smoke off the pavement, blasting some cobras....opps, I mean enemy ships with the guns, while defending the queen.
.....maybe one flying threw the waters, kicking up some big waves, like smoke off the pavement, blasting some cobras....opps, I mean enemy ships with the guns, while defending the queen.
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Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
Corvette = Mod Fever