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flotilla
(flō til′ə)
noun
- a small fleet
- a fleet of boats or small ships
- ☆ U.S. Navy a unit consisting of two or more squadrons of destroyers or smaller vessels
Origin: Sp, dim. of flota, a fleet < OFr flote < ON floti < Gmc *flutan: for IE base see flow
See flotilla in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A small fleet.b. A fleet of small craft.
- a. A U.S. Navy organizational unit of two or more squadrons of small warships.b. A similar unit in the navy of another country.
- Informal A group of vehicles owned or operated as a unit: “Now [the limousine service] has a flotilla of about 150 cars, more than 200 uniformed chauffeurs” (People).
Origin:
Origin: Spanish
Origin: , diminutive of flota, fleet
Origin: , from Old French flote
Origin: , from Old Norse floti; see pleu- in Indo-European roots
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