fleet Definition

fleet¹
noun

1. A number of ships under one command and organized as a tactical unit.

Thesaurus: navy, squadron, armada, flotilla, task force.
2. A navy; all the ships of a nation.
3. A number of buses, taxis, aircraft, etc operating under the same ownership or management.

Example: a fleet of taxis

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fleot ship, from fleotan to float.

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fleet²
verb

intr
fleeted, fleeting
1. To flit or pass swiftly.

Example: The clouds were fleeting across the sky

adj

1. poetic
Swift; rapid.
Example: fleet of foot

Derivative: fleetness
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon fleotan to float.