fleet
A fleet is defined as a group of ships, vessels or vehicles that operate together or that are under the control of one person.
(noun)- An example of fleet is a group of ships.
- An example of fleet is all of the cars owned by a rental car agency.
The definition of fleet is something that moves swiftly.
(adjective)An example of fleet is someone who can move quickly or is very nimble.
See fleet in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a number of warships under one command, usually in a definite area of operation
- the entire naval force of a country; navy
- any group of ships, trucks, buses, airplanes, etc. acting together or under one control
Origin: ME flete < OE fleot < fleotan, to float: see fleet
intransitive verb
- Obsolete to float; swim
- to move swiftly; flit; fly
- Archaic to pass away swiftly; disappear
Origin: ME fleten < OE fleotan, akin to Ger fliessen < IE *pleud- < base *pleu-, flow
transitive verb
- Rare to pass away (time)
- Naut. to change the position of (a rope, pulley block, etc.)
adjective
- swift; rapid
- Old Poet. evanescent
noun
Origin: ME flete < OE fleot, akin to Du vliet: base as in fleet
See fleet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A number of warships operating together under one command.
- A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English flete
Origin: , from Old English flēot
Origin: , from flēotan, to float; see pleu- in Indo-European roots
.adjective fleet·er, fleet·est
- Moving swiftly; rapid or nimble. See Synonyms at fast1.
- Fleeting; evanescent.
- To move or pass swiftly.
- To fade out; vanish.
- Archaic To flow.
- Obsolete To drift.
- To cause (time) to pass quickly.
- Nautical To alter the position of (tackle or rope, for example).
Origin:
Origin: Probably from Old Norse fljōtr
Origin: . V., from Middle English fleten, to drift, float
Origin: , from Old English flēotan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- fleetˈly adverb
- fleetˈness noun
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