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fleet
1[fleet]
noun
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
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 large group of airplanes, automobiles, etc., moving or operating together.
fleet
2[fleet]
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
Synonyms: , ,Nautical.
to move or change the position of.
to separate the blocks of (a tackle).
to lay (a rope) along a deck.
fleet
3[fleet]
noun
an arm of the sea; inlet.
a creek; stream; watercourse.
the Fleet, a former prison in London, long used for debtors.
fleet
1/ ڱː /
adjective
rapid in movement; swift
poeticfleeting; transient
verb
(intr) to move rapidly
archaic(intr) 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)
obsolete(intr) to float or swim
obsolete(tr) to cause (time) to pass rapidly
fleet
2/ ڱː /
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
Fleet
3/ ڱː /
noun
a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer
Also called: Fleet Prison.(formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
fleet
4/ ڱː /
noun
a small coastal inlet; creek
Other 51Թ Forms
- fleetly adverb
- fleetness noun
- ˈڱٲԱ noun
- ˈڱٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Zoox also has a manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif., where the company develops its test fleets of retrofitted Toyota Highlanders.
The move comes as some venues have switched from fireworks to drone shows — in which a fleet of drones performs a choreographed light show — to celebrate the 4th of July.
India's aviation regulator had ordered additional safety checks on Air India's Boeing 787 fleet after the deadly crash as a "preventive measure".
"Questions will be raised about operational and aircraft maintenance issues, and about what Air India has done to fix its old fleet," he said.
With over 1,100 Boeing 787s flying worldwide since 2011, investigators must determine whether this was a systemic issue that could affect the global fleet - or a one-off failure unique to this flight, experts say.
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