English Dictionary
Definition of “fleet”
1fleet1 (fliːt
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
Word Origin
Old English flēot ship, flowing water, from flēotan to float
2fleet2 (fliːt)
Definitions
adjective
- rapid in movement; swift
- poetic fleeting; transient
verb
- (intr) to move rapidly
- (intr) archaic to fade away smoothly; glide
- (tr) nautical
- to change the position of (a hawser)
- to pass (a messenger or lead) to a hawser from a winch for hauling in
- to spread apart (the blocks of a tackle)
- (intr) obsolete to float or swim
- (tr) obsolete to cause (time) to pass rapidly
Alternative Forms
ˈfleetly adverb ˈfleetness noun Word Origin
probably Old English flēotan to float, glide rapidly; related to Old High German fliozzan to flow, Latin pluere to rain
Synonyms
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swift,
flying,
fast,
quick,
winged,
rapid,
speedy,
nimble,
mercurial,
meteoric,
nimble-footed,
3fleet3 (fliːt)
Definitions
noun
- mainly Southeast England a small coastal inlet; creek
Word Origin
Old English flēot flowing water; see fleetOld English flowing water; see 1
Fleet (fliːt)
Translations
- British English:
fleet
A fleet is an organized group of ships....local fishing fleets.fliːt NOUN ...local fishing fleets.
- Spanish:
flota
nf
- French:
flotte
nf
- German:
Flotte
nf
- Chinese: 舰队 n
- Arabic: أُسْطُول n
- Portuguese: frota nf
- Russian: флот nm
- Croatian: flota nf
- Czech: flotila nf
- Danish: flåde nutr
- Dutch: vloot n
- Finnish: laivasto n
- Greek: στόλος nm
- Italian: flotta nf
- Japanese: 艦隊 n
- Korean: 함대 n
- Norwegian: flåte nm
- Polish: flota nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: frota nf
- European Spanish:
flota
nf
- Swedish: flotta nutr
- Thai: กองเรือรบ n
- Turkish: filo n
- Vietnamese: hạm đội n
Usage examples
Hardly enough time for even the very fleet of foot to get out.
Gaskin, Catherine, The Ambassador's Women (1986)From there the fleet cruise in company to Stavanger in Norway where the second race starts to Cuxhaven in Germany.
Yachting Boating World (2004)A fleet of vessels under six flags, aided by a swarm of helicopters, rescued 3,000 marooned Dutch islanders from the North Sea.
Globe and Mail (2003)Body Shop says its fleet of lorries will not fill up at Esso garages.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Bulky as they were, the boots were essential for keeping warm should cold conditions prevail as the fleet approached the coast of Tasmania.
Rob Mundle, FATAL STORM (2001)
