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fleet
2 [fleet]
adjective, -er, est, verb –adjective
| 1. | swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to move swiftly; fly. |
| 3. | Nautical. to change position; shift. |
| 4. | Archaic.
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| 5. | Obsolete. to float; drift; swim. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly. |
| 7. | Nautical.
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Related forms:
fleetly, adverb
fleetness, noun
Synonyms:
6. speed, hasten; beguile.
6. speed, hasten; beguile.
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fleet 2 (flēt) adj. fleet·er, fleet·est
v. intr.
[Probably from Old Norse fljōtr. V., from Middle English fleten, to drift, float, from Old English flēotan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] fleet'ly adv., fleet'ness n. |
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Fleeting
Fleet"ing\, a. Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments. Syn: Evanescent; ephemeral. See Transient.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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fleeting (adj.)
c.1225, from O.E. fleotende "floating, drifting," later "flying, moving swiftly," from O.E. fleotan (see fleet (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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