Fleet Definition

flēt
fleetest, fleeting, fleets, fleeter
noun
fleets
A number of warships under one command, usually in a definite area of operation.
Webster's New World
A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit.
American Heritage
The entire naval force of a country; navy.
Webster's New World
Any group of ships, trucks, buses, airplanes, etc. acting together or under one control.
Webster's New World
A small inlet; creek.
Webster's New World
adjective
fleetest, fleeter
Moving swiftly and nimbly.
American Heritage
Swift; rapid.
Webster's New World
Evanescent.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
fleets
To pass away swiftly; disappear.
Webster's New World
To move swiftly; flit; fly.
Webster's New World
To fade; vanish.
Beauty that is fleeting away.
American Heritage
To float; swim.
Webster's New World
To pass away (time)
Webster's New World
pronoun
The stream that ran where Fleet Street now runs.
Wiktionary
A former prison in London, which originally stood near the stream.
Wiktionary
idiom
the Fleet
  • a former small creek in London, now a covered sewer
  • a debtor's prison which stood near this creek
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Fleet

Noun

Singular:
fleet
Plural:
fleets

Adjective

Base Form:
fleet
Comparative:
fleeter
Superlative:
fleetest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fleet

  • the Fleet

Origin of Fleet

  • Probably from Old Norse fljōtr V., from Middle English fleten to drift, float from Old English flēotan pleu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English flete from Old English flēot from flēotan to float pleu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From fleet (stream, estuary)

    From Wiktionary

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