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

Patache :: Patache (n.) A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders, or treasure..

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 draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.

Light-winged :: Light-winged (a.) Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.

Reenforcement :: Reenforcement (n.) That which reenforces; additional force; especially, additional troops or force to augment the strength of any army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet..

Transient :: Transient (a.) Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure..

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..

Commodore :: Commodore (n.) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral..

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..

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

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

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

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

Transitory :: Transitory (a.) Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting; evanescent.

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

Fleet :: Fleet (n. & a.) To sail; to float.

Division :: Division (n.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.

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

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

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