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Toss :: Toss (v. i.) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean..

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

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

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

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

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

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

Swift :: Swift (v. i.) Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.

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..

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

Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.

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..

Fleetings :: Fleetings (n. pl.) A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds.

Indicative :: Indicative (a.) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc..

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

Navarch :: Navarch (n.) The commander of a fleet.

Fleeted :: Fleeted (imp. & p. p.) of Flee.

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

Evanescent :: Evanescent (a.) Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys..

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

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