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noun
- 1. a marshland creek, channel, or ditch. dialect British
- 2. a stream, now wholly underground, running into the Thames east of Fleet Street.
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a number of buses, aircraft, etc. under the control of one person or organization: fleet of He owns a fleet of taxis. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. fleet. adjective. literary uk / fliːt / us / fliːt / able to run quickly: fleet of foot She was slight and fleet of foot.
The meaning of FLEET is a number of warships under a single command; specifically : an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officer. How to use fleet in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fleet.
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 fleet is a group of ships organized to do something together, for example to fight battles or to catch fish. The damage inflicted upon the British fleet was devastating. ...restaurants supplied by local fishing fleets.
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.
A fleet is usually a large group of ships, but it can be any group of vessels like planes or cars that operate as a unit. A naval fleet is the largest formation of warships. A naval fleet at sea is like an army on land.
FLEET definition: 1. a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy 2. a group of vehicles that are owned…. Learn more.
Definition of fleet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · fleet (plural fleets) A group of vessels or vehicles . Any group of associated items . A large, coordinated group of people. ( nautical) A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
fleet /fliːt/ n. 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. Etymology: Old English flēot ship, flowing water, from flēotan to float. fleet /fliːt/ adj. rapid in movement; swift.
