Definition of fleet

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Fleet (v. i.) A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; -- obsolete, except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in London..

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Pacha :: Pacha () The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
Flighty :: Flighty (a.) Fleeting; swift; transient.
Navarch :: Navarch (n.) The commander of a fleet.
Preparation :: Preparation (n.) An army or fleet.
Rear :: Rear (n.) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest..
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..
Flagship :: Flagship (n.) The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.
Van :: Van (n.) The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle..
Storey :: Storeship (n.) A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like..
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..
Reenforce :: Reenforce (v. t.) To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet..
Fleet :: Fleet (n. & a.) To sail; to float.
Flotilla :: Flotilla (n.) A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels..
Patache :: Patache (n.) A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure..
Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil..
Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc..
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..
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..
Evanescent :: Evanescent (a.) Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys..
Swiftfoot :: Swiftfoot (a.) Nimble; fleet.
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