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Flit :: Flit (a.) Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See Fleet.

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

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up)..

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

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

Swiftness :: Swiftly (adv.) In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.

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..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.

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

Wing-footed :: Wing-footed (a.) Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet..

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..

Station :: Station (n.) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty.

Headmost :: Headmost (a.) Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet..

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Fleet :: Fleet (n. & a.) To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; -- said of a cable or hawser.

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