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fleet ¹  (flt)

n.

1. A number of warships operating together under one command.

2. A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit.

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[Middle English flete, from Old English flot, from flotan, to float; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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fleet ¹

Noun

1. a number of warships organized as a tactical unit

2. all the ships of a nation or company: the British merchant fleet

3. a number of vehicles under the same ownership [Old English flēot ship, flowing water]

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fleet ²

Adjective

rapid in movement [probably from Old English flēotan to float]

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Fleet the naval force of a country; a number of ships belonging to a company; a number of persons; birds or other objects moving in company; a group of lorries or trucks.

Examples: fleet of aircraft; of barges, 1840; of birds, 1884; of colliers, 1865; of wild ducks, 1810; of knights, 1450; of lant-horns, 1675; of lorries; of motor vehicles; of mudhens; of ships.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fleet - group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership aircraft - a vehicle that can fly airline business, airline, airway - a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	2.	fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership autobus, bus, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coach - a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" bus line - an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system taxi, taxicab, cab, hack - a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole motor pool - a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed
	3.	fleet - a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight steamship company, steamship line - a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships argosy - one or more large merchant ships
	4.	fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit flotilla - a fleet of small craft flotilla - a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships guided missile frigate - a frigate that carries guided missiles combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole naval forces, navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare armada - a large fleet battle fleet - a fleet of warships prepared for battle wolf pack - a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys
Verb	1.	fleet - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" dart, flit, flutter butterfly - flutter like a butterfly hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
	2.	fleet - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" blow over, evanesce, fade, pass off, pass disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
Adj.	1.	fleet - moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner" swift fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

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fleet ¹

noun navy, vessels, task force, squadron, warships, flotilla, armada, naval force, sea power, argosy

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fleet ²

adjective swift, flying, fast, quick, winged, rapid, speedy, nimble, mercurial, meteoric, nimble-footed

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An organization of ships, aircraft, Marine forces, and shore-based fleet activities all under the command of a commander or commander in chief who may exercise operational as well as administrative control. See also major fleet; numbered fleet.

Translations

fleet [fliːt] n → flota; [of cars, lorries etc] → parque m

fleet [fliːt] n → flotte f [of lorries, cars etc]; parc m; convoi m

fleet [fliːt] n → Flotte f;

(of lorries, cars) → Fuhrpark m

fleet [fliːt] n → flotta; [of lorries etc] → convoglio; [of cars] → parco

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fleet

n fleet [fliːt]

1 a number of ships or boats under one command or sailing together a fleet of fishing boats.vlootأُسْطول، عَدَد كَبير منфлотилияflotilaflådedie Flotteστόλοςflotalaevastik, flotillکاروانlaivasto, laivueflotteצִיजहाजी बेड़ाflotaflottairing-iringanflotiflotta船団선단laivynasflotileiring-iringanvlootflåteflotyllafrotaflotăфлотилияflotilaladjevjeflotaflottaกองเรือรบfilo船隊флотиліяجہازوں کا بیڑاhạm đội船队

2 the entire navy of a country the British fleetvloot; seemagالأسْطول البَحْريфлотloďstvoflådedie Flotteστόλος κράτουςarmadamerevägiناوگانlaivastomarineצִיगाड़ियों का समूहmornarica (jedne zemlje)hajóhadarmadaflotiflotta艦隊함대karo laivynasflotearmadavlootflåtestyrkeflotaarmadaflotăфлотloďstvomornaricaflotaflottaกองทัพเรือdonanma, filo艦隊флотکسی قوم کا مکمل فوجی بیڑاhải quân舰队