Fleet Prison

Variant of fleet

noun

    1. a number of warships under one command, usually in a definite area of operation
    2. the entire naval force of a country; navy
  1. any group of ships, trucks, buses, airplanes, etc. acting together or under one control

Origin: ME flete < OE fleot < fleotan, to float: see fleet

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