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fleet
1[ fleet ]
noun
- the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- the largest organization of warships under the command of a single officer.
- a number of naval vessels or vessels carrying armed crew members.
- a large group of ships, airplanes, trucks, etc., operated by a single company or under the same ownership:
He owns a fleet of cabs.
- a large group of airplanes, automobiles, etc., moving or operating together.
fleet
2[ fleet ]
verb (used without object)
fleet
3[ fleet ]
noun
- an arm of the sea; inlet.
- a creek; stream; watercourse.
- the Fleet, a former prison in London, long used for debtors.
fleet
1/ fliːt /
adjective
- rapid in movement; swift
- poetic.fleeting; transient
verb
- intr to move rapidly
- archaic.intr to fade away smoothly; glide
- tr nautical
- to change the position of (a hawser)
- to pass (a messenger or lead) to a hawser from a winch for hauling in
- to spread apart (the blocks of a tackle)
- obsolete.intr to float or swim
- obsolete.tr to cause (time) to pass rapidly
fleet
2/ fliːt /
noun
- a small coastal inlet; creek
Fleet
3/ fliːt /
noun
- a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer
- Also calledFleet Prison (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
fleet
4/ fliːt /
noun
- a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
- all the warships of a nation
- a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership
Derived Forms
- ˈfleetness, noun
- ˈfleetly, adverb
Other Words From
- fleetly adverb
- fleetness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fleet1
Origin of fleet2
Origin of fleet3
Word History and Origins
Origin of fleet1
Origin of fleet2
Origin of fleet3
Example Sentences
While a fleet of dedicated gamma-ray telescopes is the best option for detecting gamma rays from a nearby supernova, a lucky break with Fermi would be even better.
UK defence contract in February, which would see it maintain the Royal Navy's fleet of ships and submarines for the next 15 years.
Despite feeling like an empty vessel sometimes — “much of it feels like there are never enough hours in the day,” she said — Hsiao knows time spent with her kids is fleeting.
The delays also disrupted vessel replacement plans, with CalMac now under huge pressure to maintain services with an ageing and increasingly unreliable fleet.
It is meant to be the first of a batch of new plants to replace the country’s ageing reactor fleet.
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