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What (who) is fleet - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
The Fleet; FLEET; Fleets; Fleet (disambiguation); The Fleet (disambiguation)
fleet
adj. fleet of foot
fleet
I. n.
1.
Flotilla, squadron, navy, armada, company of ships.
2.
Arm of the sea, inlet, creek, cove.
II. a.
Swift, rapid, quick, nimble.
fleet
(fleets)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A fleet is a group of ships organized to do something together, for example to fight battles or to catch fish.
...restaurants supplied by local fishing fleets.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
2.
A fleet of vehicles is a group of them, especially when they all belong to a particular organization or business, or when they are all going somewhere together.
With its own fleet of trucks, the company delivers most orders overnight...
N-COUNT: oft N of n
Examples of use of fleet
1. Fifth Fleet, told The Associated Press by telephone from fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain.
2. The Royal Navy fleet of 27 ships beat a French and Spanish fleet of 33 ships.
3. Nelsons fleet consisted of just 27 British ships, outgunned by the combined Spanish and French fleet of 33 vessels.
4. Fourth Fleet can come to Latin America but a Russian fleet can‘t?" said Ecuador‘s president, Rafael Correa.
5. But former Black Sea Fleet Admiral Igor Kasatonov said the fleet had the equipment needed for a full recovery operation.