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fleet 1
(flēt)n.
1. A number of warships operating together under one command.
2. A number of vessels having a shared origin, purpose, or area of operation: the Japanese merchant fleet; the North Pacific fishing fleet.
3. A group of vehicles, such as taxicabs or airliners, owned or operated as a unit.
[Middle English flete, from Old English flēot, from flēotan, to float; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fleet 2
(flēt)adj. fleet·er, fleet·est
1. Moving swiftly and nimbly. See Synonyms at fast1.
2. Fleeting; evanescent.
v. fleet·ed, fleet·ing, fleets
v.intr.
1. To move or pass swiftly: The summer days fleeted by.
2. To fade; vanish: beauty that is fleeting away.
3. Obsolete To flow.
4. Obsolete To drift.
v.tr.
1. To cause (time) to pass quickly.
2. Nautical To alter the position of (tackle or rope, for example).
[Probably from Old Norse fljōtr. V., from Middle English fleten, to drift, float, from Old English flēotan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fleet′ly adv.
fleet′ness n.
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fleet
(fliːt)n
1. (Nautical Terms) a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
2. (Nautical Terms) all the warships of a nation
3. (Aeronautics) a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership
[Old English flēot ship, flowing water, from flēotan to float]
fleet
(fliːt)adj
1. rapid in movement; swift
2. poetic fleeting; transient
vb
3. (intr) to move rapidly
4. (intr) archaic to fade away smoothly; glide
5. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical
a. to change the position of (a hawser)
b. to pass (a messenger or lead) to a hawser from a winch for hauling in
c. to spread apart (the blocks of a tackle)
6. (intr) obsolete to float or swim
7. (tr) obsolete to cause (time) to pass rapidly
[probably Old English flēotan to float, glide rapidly; related to Old High German fliozzan to flow, Latin pluere to rain]
ˈfleetly adv
ˈfleetness n
fleet
(fliːt)n
(Physical Geography) chiefly Southeast English a small coastal inlet; creek
[Old English flēot flowing water; see fleet1]
Fleet
(fliːt)n
1. (Placename) a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer
2. (Placename) Also called: Fleet Prison (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
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fleet1
(flit)n.
1. the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
2. the largest organization of warships under the command of a single officer.
3. all the naval ships of a nation; navy.
4. a large group of ships, airplanes, trucks, etc., under the same management.
[before 1000; Middle English flete, Old English flēot]
fleet2
(flit)adj. , fleet•er, fleet•est,
v. adj.
1. swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
v.i. 2. to move swiftly; fly.
3. Naut. to change position; shift.
4. Archaic.
v.t. a. to flow.
b. to fade; vanish.
5. to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
6. Naut. to move or change the position of.
[before 900; Middle English fleten to float, drift, flow, Old English flēotan, akin to float]
fleet′ly, adv.
fleet′ness, n.
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fleet
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
fleet
Past participle: fleeted
Gerund: fleeting
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| Noun | 1. |  fleet - group of aircraft operating together under the same ownershipaircraft - 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 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" butterfly - flutter like a butterfly |
| 2. | fleet - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" | |
| 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" 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
1noun navy, vessels, task force, squadron, warships, flotilla, armada, naval force, sea power, argosy damage inflicted up on the British fleet
fleet
2adjective swift, flying, fast, quick, winged, rapid, speedy, nimble, mercurial, meteoric, nimble-footed He was fleet as a deer.
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fleet
adjective1. Characterized by great celerity:
Informal: hell-for-leather.
Idiom: quick as a bunny.
2. Lasting or existing only for a short time:
To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
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Translations
أُسْطُولأُسْطول، عَدَد كَبير منالأسْطول البَحْري
flotilaloďstvo
flåde
laivasto
flota
flottahajóhad
floti
艦隊
함대
classis
karo laivynaslaivynas
floteflotile
flota
flotta
กองเรือรบ
hạm đội
fleet
1 [fliːt] N1. (Aer, Naut) → flota f
the British fleet → la armada británica
Fleet Air Arm (Brit) → Fuerzas fpl Aéreas de la Armada
the British fleet → la armada británica
Fleet Air Arm (Brit) → Fuerzas fpl Aéreas de la Armada
2. [of cars, coaches etc] → parque m (móvil)
fleet
2 [fliːt] (poet) ADJ (fleeter (compar) (fleetest (superl))) (also fleet-footed, fleet of foot) → velozCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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fleet
1n
(Naut) → Geschwader nt; (= entire naval force) → Flotte f; Fleet Air Arm → Marineluftwaffe f; merchant fleet → Handelsflotte f
(of cars, coaches, buses etc) → (Fuhr)park m; he owns a fleet of trucks/taxis → er hat einen Lastwagenpark/ein Taxiunternehmen; fleet business → Firmenwagengeschäft nt
fleet
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fleet
1 [fliːt] n → flotta; (of cars) → parco; (of lorries) → convogliothey were followed by a fleet of cars → erano seguiti da un corteo di macchine
fleet
2 [fliːt] adj (poetic) (also fleet-footed) → svelto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fleet
(fliːt) noun1. a number of ships or boats under one command or sailing together. a fleet of fishing boats.
2. the entire navy of a country. the British fleet
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fleet
→ أُسْطُول flotila flåde Flotte στόλος flota laivasto flotte flota flotta 艦隊 함대 vloot flåte flota frota флот flotta กองเรือรบ filo hạm đội 舰队Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009