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

Navy :: Navy (n.) A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company..

Fleeten :: Fleeten (n.) Fleeted or skimmed milk.

Fleetings :: Fleetings (n. pl.) A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds.

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..

Swiftfoot :: Swiftfoot (a.) Nimble; fleet.

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain..

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

Light-winged :: Light-winged (a.) Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.

Tride :: Tride (a.) Short and ready; fleet; as, a tride pace; -- a term used by sportsmen..

Vapor :: Vapor (n.) Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting..

Admiral :: Admiral (n.) A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets..

Flighty :: Flighty (a.) Fleeting; swift; transient.

Hypallage :: Hypallage (n.) A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to other. Thus Virgil says, dare classibus austros, to give the winds to the fleets, instead of dare classibus austris, to give the fleets to the winds..

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

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..

Flit :: Flit (v. i.) To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along..

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..

Toss :: Toss (v. i.) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean..

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

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