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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Definition of fleet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. 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.

  8. fleet meaning, definition, what is fleet: a group of ships, or all the ships in a ...: Learn more.

  9. 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.

  10. 1. a : a group of military ships that are controlled by one leader. He was the commander of the Pacific fleet. b : all of a country's military ships. the British fleet. 2. : a group of ships or vehicles that move or work together or that are controlled or owned by one company. a fishing fleet.