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

Evolution :: Evolution (n.) A prescribed movement of a body of troops, or a vessel or fleet; any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or disposition; a maneuver..

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

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy..

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..

Forward :: Forward (a.) Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet..

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

Fugacious :: Fugacious (a.) Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as compared with the life of the individual.

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

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..

Commodore :: Commodore (n.) A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet..

Detachment :: Detachment (n.) That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service..

Rear :: Rear (n.) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest..

Deerhound :: Deerhound (n.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.

Rendezvous :: Rendezvous (n.) Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment..

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

Fleetly :: Fleetly (adv.) In a fleet manner; rapidly.

Armada :: Armada (v. t.) A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558..

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

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

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