Definition of fleet

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Fleet (n. & a.) To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance.

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Indicative :: Indicative (a.) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc..
Flote :: Flote (v. t.) To fleet; to skim.
Navy :: Navy (n.) A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company..
Fleetly :: Fleetly (adv.) In a fleet manner; rapidly.
Flighty :: Flighty (a.) Fleeting; swift; transient.
Fleet :: Fleet (n. & a.) To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance.
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..
Detach :: Detach (v. t.) To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment..
Headmost :: Headmost (a.) Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet..
Fleeting :: Fleeting (a.) Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments..
Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up)..
Pacha :: Pacha () The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
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..
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..
Patache :: Patache (n.) A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure..
Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy..
Toss :: Toss (v. i.) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean..
Prefect :: Prefect (n.) A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person..
On :: On (prep.) At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the American coast..
Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.
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