fleet
1the 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.
Origin of fleet
1Other definitions for fleet (2 of 3)
Archaic.
to glide along like a stream.
to fade; vanish.
Obsolete. to float; drift; swim.
to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
Nautical.
to move or change the position of.
to separate the blocks of (a tackle).
to lay (a rope) along a deck.
Origin of fleet
2Other words for fleet
Other words from fleet
- fleetly, adverb
- fleetness, noun
Other definitions for fleet (3 of 3)
an arm of the sea; inlet.
a creek; stream; watercourse.
the Fleet, a former prison in London, long used for debtors.
Origin of fleet
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How to use fleet in a sentence
There’s also an embedded modem paired with Ford Telematics or Ford Data Services that can help improve fleet operations.
Ford unveils the 2022 E-Transit, its $45,000 electric workhorse | Kirsten Korosec | November 12, 2020 | TechCrunchThe discount carrier, which was struggling even before the pandemic, was forced to ground virtually its entire fleet as well as furlough or outright eliminate 8,000 employees, representing 80% of its workforce.
‘A slap in the face’: Norwegian Air plunges after Oslo says no to more funding relief | Bernhard Warner | November 9, 2020 | FortuneChina was the first place to ground the plane, and also has the world’s biggest 737 Max fleet.
China to impose sanctions on Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon over arms sales to Taiwan | kdunn6 | October 26, 2020 | FortuneAs for the $1 billion Athleta brand, executives said it could double in three years and widely build on its 200-store fleet.
Supported in part by NASA contracts and expertise, SpaceX has emerged as space powerhouse with a growing fleet of rockets capable of placing satellites into orbit and hurling cars toward Mars.
The military wants one-hour global delivery. SpaceX thinks it can pull it off. | Charlie Wood | October 16, 2020 | Popular-Science
He espied the deep tracks of the elk and fleetly followed him.
Zui Fetiches | Frank Hamilton CushingThe party of Indians dragging her fleetly over the smooth prairie met her chilled view.
Wild Western Scenes | John Beauchamp JonesThe attack seemed to be directed entirely against the east side, and to that quarter the two of us ran fleetly.
The Cryptogram | William Murray GraydonHarriet drew her veil closely over her face, and almost as fleetly sought her father's dwelling.
The Cavaliers of Virginia | William A. CaruthersThus he spoke; but they, dreading the exhortation of their master, ran more fleetly, and became very near the others.
The Iliad of Homer (1873) | Homer
British Dictionary definitions for fleet (1 of 4)
/ (fliːt) /
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
Origin of fleet
1British Dictionary definitions for fleet (2 of 4)
/ (fliːt) /
rapid in movement; swift
poetic fleeting; transient
(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
Origin of fleet
2Derived forms of fleet
- fleetly, adverb
- fleetness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for fleet (3 of 4)
/ (fliːt) /
mainly Southeast English a small coastal inlet; creek
Origin of fleet
3British Dictionary definitions for Fleet (4 of 4)
/ (fliːt) /
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
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