flotilla

flo·til·la  (fl-tl)

n.

1.

a. A small fleet.

b. A fleet of small craft.

2.

a. A U.S. Navy organizational unit of two or more squadrons of small warships.

b. A similar unit in the navy of another country.

3. Informal A group of vehicles owned or operated as a unit: "Now [the limousine service] has a flotilla of about 150 cars, more than 200 uniformed chauffeurs" (People).

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[Spanish, diminutive of flota, fleet, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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flotilla

Noun

a small fleet or a fleet of small ships [Spanish flota fleet]

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Flotilla a small fleet, 1711; a fleet of small vessels. See also armada, flote.

Examples: flotilla of boats; of fishing boats, 1826; of destroyers; of proverbs.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flotilla - a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
	2.	flotilla - a fleet of small craft fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

Translations

flotilla

n flotilla [fləˈtilə]

a fleet of small ships A flotilla of yachts. vlootjie; klein vloot أسْطول صَغير флотилия flotila flotille die Flottille μικρός στόλος flotilla flotill ناوگان کوچک laivue flotille שַׁיֶטֶת नावों का समूह flotila flottilla armada floti lítilla skipa flottiglia 小船隊 소함대 flotilė flotile armada vloot flotilje, flåte flotylla frota flotilă флотилия (мелких судов) flotila flotilja flotila flottilj กองเรือรบเล็ก küçük filo, flotilla 小艦隊 флотилія جہازوں یا کشتیوں کا چھوٹا بیڑا đội tàu nhỏ 小舰队