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flotilla

[floh-til-uh]

noun

  1. a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.

  2. a group moving together.

    The governor was followed by a whole flotilla of reporters.



flotilla

/ ڱəˈɪə /

noun

  1. a small fleet or a fleet of small vessels

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flotilla1

1705–15; < Spanish, diminutive of flota fleet < French flotte < Old English flota
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flotilla1

C18: from Spanish flota fleet, from French flotte , ultimately from Old Norse floti
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In 2010, Israeli commandos killed 10 people when they boarded Turkish ship Mavi Marmara that was leading an aid flotilla towards Gaza.

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Aside from government jobs, fishing is the only viable way to make a living, and since the arrival of the Chinese flotillas even that has become difficult.

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The flotilla of empty Chinese cargo ships and empty docks on the US West Coast will soon be seen in the economic data of an already shrinking US economy.

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In the late summer of 1664, an English military officer named Richard Nicolls led a flotilla of four warships across the Atlantic with the intention of transforming the nascent American colonies.

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If you doubt that, then take a look at the recent flotilla of boats in the South where boaters were screaming “Make America White Again,” while flying nazi and Trump flags.

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