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fleet in English
- fleet⇄adj. 1. swiftly moving; rapid.
Ex. a fleet horse. The fairest things have fleetest end (Francis Thompson).
2. not lasting; evanescent.
3. (Dialect.) having little depth; shallow. - fleet⇄adv. fleetly.
- fleet⇄fleet (1), noun.
1a. a group of warships, naval aircraft, personnel, and bases under one command.
Ex. The sixth fleet is based in San Francisco.
b. a group of warships engaged in a single mission.
c. the entire navy of a nation o - fleet⇄fleet (2), adjective, verb.
- fleet⇄fleet (3), noun.
(Obsolete or Dialect.)
1. an inlet, especially an inlet from the sea; a tidal creek (surviving chiefly as an element in place names).
2. a drain; sewer. - fleet⇄noun fleetness.
- fleet⇄v.i. 1. to pass swiftly; move rapidly.
2. (of a crew or vessel) to alter in station or position; move; shift.
3a. (of a vessel) to sail.
b. (Obsolete.) to float.
c. (Obsolete.) to swim.
4. (Obsolete.) to drift.
5 - fleet⇄v.t. 1. (Rare.) to pass or while away (time).
2. to alter the station or position of (a crew or vessel); move; shift.