Definition of fleet

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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..

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Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy..
Rendezvous :: Rendezvous (n.) Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment..
Pacha :: Pacha () The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
Indicative :: Indicative (a.) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc..
Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble.
Fleet :: Fleet (n. & a.) To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance.
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..
Navarch :: Navarch (n.) The commander of a fleet.
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..
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..
Wing :: Wing (n.) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle..
Fleetly :: Fleetly (adv.) In a fleet manner; rapidly.
Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil..
Storey :: Storeship (n.) A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like..
Tride :: Tride (a.) Short and ready; fleet; as, a tride pace; -- a term used by sportsmen..
Fleeten :: Fleeten (n.) Fleeted or skimmed milk.
Rear :: Rear (n.) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest..
Van :: Van (n.) The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle..
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..
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