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verb
- 1. move or pass quickly: literary "a variety of expressions fleeted across his face"
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FLEET definition: 1. a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy: 2. a number of buses, aircraft, etc…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of fleet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
fleet meaning, definition, what is fleet: a group of ships, or all the ships in a ...: Learn more.
Fleet Definition. A number of warships under one command, usually in a definite area of operation. A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit. The entire naval force of a country; navy.
