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Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages..

Preparation :: Preparation (n.) An army or fleet.

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) To take the cream from; to skim.

Becalm :: Becalm (v. t.) To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up)..

Admiral :: Admiral (n.) The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet..

Flote :: Flote (v. t.) To fleet; to skim.

Refit :: Refit (v. i.) To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit..

Fleet :: Fleet (n. & a.) To sail; to float.

Station :: Station (n.) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty.

Headmost :: Headmost (a.) Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet..

Convoy :: Convoy (n.) A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons, employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money, subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble.

Position :: Position (n.) The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil..

Wing :: Wing (n.) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle..

Flagship :: Flagship (n.) The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.

Athwart :: Athwart (prep.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course..

Transient :: Transient (a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure..

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