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Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain..

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

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..

Evolution :: Evolution (n.) A prescribed movement of a body of troops, or a vessel or fleet; any movement designed to effect a new arrangement or disposition; a maneuver..

Strong :: Strong (superl.) Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea..

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

Flagship :: Flagship (n.) The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.

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

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

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

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

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

Becalm :: Becalm (v. t.) To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; -- obsolete, except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in London..

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

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

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

Flighty :: Flighty (a.) Fleeting; swift; transient.

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

Vapor :: Vapor (n.) Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting..

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