Definition of fleet

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Fleet (n. & a.) To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance.

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Division :: Division (n.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
Swiftfoot :: Swiftfoot (a.) Nimble; fleet.
Fleeted :: Fleeted (imp. & p. p.) of Flee.
Deerhound :: Deerhound (n.) One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting deer; a staghound.
Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain..
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..
Rear :: Rear (n.) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest..
Fleeten :: Fleeten (n.) Fleeted or skimmed milk.
Admiral :: Admiral (n.) A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets..
Indicative :: Indicative (a.) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc..
Navarch :: Navarch (n.) The commander of a fleet.
Flote :: Flote (v. t.) To fleet; to skim.
Fleet :: Fleet (n. & a.) To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance.
Fleeting :: Fleeting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flee.
Refit :: Refit (v. i.) To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit..
Vapor :: Vapor (n.) Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting..
Headmost :: Headmost (a.) Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet..
Wing-footed :: Wing-footed (a.) Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet..
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..
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