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Refit :: Refit (v. i.) To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit..

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

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

Athwart :: Athwart (prep.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course..

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

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) To take the cream from; to skim.

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

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

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..

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

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

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

Flote :: Flote (v. t.) To fleet; to skim.

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..

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

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc..

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..

Deerhound :: Deerhound (n.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.

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

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