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flotilla

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flo·til·la

   [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.
Origin:
1705–15; < Spanish, diminutive of flota fleet < French flotte < Old English flota
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flotilla (fləˈtɪlə)
 
—n
a small fleet or a fleet of small vessels
 
[C18: from Spanish flota fleet, from French flotte, ultimately from Old Norse floti]

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flotilla
1711, "a small fleet," from Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota "float," from flotar "to float," of Gmc. origin (see float).
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