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Flota :: Flota (n.) A fleet; especially, a /eet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, in Mexico, to transport to Spain the production of Spanish America..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

Station :: Station (n.) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet is assigned for duty.

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..

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

Rendezvous :: Rendezvous (n.) Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment..

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Wing-footed :: Wing-footed (a.) Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet..

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.

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