Fleet Prison

Variant of fleet

fleet definition

fleet (flēt)

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
  2. any group of ships, trucks, buses, airplanes, etc. acting together or under one control

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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