Definition of fleet

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

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Fleet-foot :: Fleet-foot (a.) Swift of foot.
Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy..
Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil..
Flote :: Flote (v. t.) To fleet; to skim.
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..
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..
Fleeting :: Fleeting (a.) Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments..
Preparation :: Preparation (n.) An army or fleet.
Light-winged :: Light-winged (a.) Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
Pacha :: Pacha () The chief admiral of the Turkish 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..
Rendezvous :: Rendezvous (n.) Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment..
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. t.) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain..
Headmost :: Headmost (a.) Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet..
Division :: Division (n.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
Swiftness :: Swiftly (adv.) In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
Commodore :: Commodore (n.) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.
Admiral :: Admiral (n.) The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet..
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