Definition of fleet

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Fleet (v. i.) A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up)..

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Swiftfoot :: Swiftfoot (a.) Nimble; fleet.
Fleetly :: Fleetly (adv.) In a fleet manner; rapidly.
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..
Light-winged :: Light-winged (a.) Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
Rear :: Rear (n.) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest..
Storey :: Storeship (n.) A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like..
Fleetings :: Fleetings (n. pl.) A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds.
Vapor :: Vapor (n.) Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting..
Athwart :: Athwart (prep.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course..
Indicative :: Indicative (a.) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc..
Fleetingly :: Fleetingly (adv.) In a fleeting manner; swiftly.
Pacha :: Pacha () The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
Fleeting :: Fleeting (a.) Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments..
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 (v. i.) A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up)..
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..
Fleet-foot :: Fleet-foot (a.) Swift of foot.
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.
Armada :: Armada (v. t.) A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558..
Fleet :: Fleet (v. i.) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil..
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