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Division :: Division (n.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.

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

Flotilla :: Flotilla (n.) A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels..

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..

Fleet-foot :: Fleet-foot (a.) Swift of foot.

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf..

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..

Patache :: Patache (n.) A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure..

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

Flota :: Flota (n.) A fleet; especially, a /eet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, in Mexico, to transport to Spain the production of Spanish America..

Storey :: Storeship (n.) A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like..

Echelon :: Echelon (n.) An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or V formation.

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

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

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

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..

Hound :: Hound (n.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc..

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

Fleeting :: Fleeting (a.) Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments..

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