fleet1 nounfleet2 adjective
fleetfleet1 /fliːt/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINfleet1
Origin:
Old English fleot ‘ship’, from fleotan; ➔ FLEETINGEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- There are unconfirmed reports that the seventh fleet is moving into the area.
- We have the largest fleet of trucks in the state.
- A fleet of more than 20 ambulances took the victims - believed to include several children - to hospital.
- A year's preparation may have gone into the assembling of a fleet of warships and transport vessels.
- Since then his fleet has swelled from 28 to 125, advertising products as disparate as detergent, pharmaceuticals and fans.
- The almighty dollar can rejuvenate the fleet of just about any airline.
- The ban was imposed on the grounds that dolphins were being killed by the tuna fleet.
- The defect is said to be the first of its kind in Britain's fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
- Transport workers are employed in all sectors of the economy, for example in manufacturing firms who operate vehicle fleets.
WORD SETS
adrift, adjectiveaft, adjectiveahoy, interjectionaircraft carrier, nounamidships, adverbanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorage, nounark, nounastern, adverbballast, nounbarge, nounbargee, nounbargepole, nounbarnacle, nounbarque, nounbarrage, nounbeach, verbbeam, nounbecalmed, adjectiveberth, nounberth, verbbilge, nounbill of lading, nounbillow, nounblade, nounboat, nounboat hook, nounboathouse, nounboating, nounboatman, nounbob, verbbollard, nounboom, nounbow, nounbridge, nounbrig, nounbulkhead, nounbunk, nounbuoy, nouncabin, nouncabin boy, nouncabin class, nouncabin cruiser, nouncable, nouncanal, nouncanal boat, nouncanoe, nouncanoe, verbcapstan, nouncaptain, nouncatamaran, nouncircumnavigate, verbclipper, nouncoast, verbcoaster, nouncoastguard, nouncockpit, nouncommodore, nouncompanionway, nounconning tower, nouncoracle, nouncordage, nouncox, nouncoxswain, nouncraft, nouncrew, verbcrossing, nouncrow's nest, nouncruise, verbcruise liner, nouncruiser, nouncruise ship, nouncutter, noundeck, noundecompression chamber, nounderrick, noundinghy, noundisembark, verbdisgorge, verbdisplacement, noundock, noundock, verbdocker, noundockside, noundockyard, noundory, noundownstream, adverbdraught, noundraw, verbdrawbridge, noundredge, verbdredger, noundrift, verbdrift, noundrifter, noundriftwood, noundrilling platform, noundrown, verbdry dock, noundugout, noundyke, nounembark, verbensign, nounferry, nounferry, verbferryboat, nounfigurehead, nounfirst mate, nounfirst officer, nounfleet, nounflotilla, nounfo'c'sle, nounforecastle, nounfounder, verbfrigate, nounfrogman, noungalleon, noungalley, noungangplank, noungangway, noungondola, noungondolier, noungrappling iron, nounground, verbgunnel, noungunwale, nounhalyard, nounharbour, nounhatch, nounhawser, nounhelm, nounhelmsman, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhigh water mark, nounhold, nounhoot, nounhoot, verbhouseboat, nounhovercraft, nounhulk, nounhull, nounhydrofoil, nounhydroplane, nounhydroplane, verbicebreaker, nouninboard, adjectiveinflatable, nouninflow, nounJet Ski, nounjetty, nounjib, nounjunk, nounkayak, nounkeel, nounketch, nounknot, nounkt, land, verblanding stage, nounlane, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounleeward, adjectivelife belt, nounlifeboat, nounlife buoy, nounlife jacket, nounlifeline, nounlife preserver, nounlife raft, nounlife vest, nounlighter, nounlighthouse, nounlightship, nounliner, nounlist, verblock, nounlock keeper, nounlog book, nounlongshoreman, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounlow water mark, nounlugger, nounmainmast, nounmainsail, nounmaritime, adjectivemast, nounmaster, nounmasthead, nounmerchantman, nounmerchant navy, nounmerchant seaman, nounminesweeper, nounmizzen, nounmoor, verbmooring, nounmother ship, nounmotorboat, nounnarrow boat, nounnautical, adjectivenavigable, adjectivenavigate, verbnavigation, nounoakum, nounoar, nounoarlock, nounoarsman, nounoarswoman, nounoceangoing, adjectiveoffshore, adjectiveoil slick, nounoil tanker, nounoutboard motor, nounoutrigger, nounoverboard, adverboyster bed, nounpacket boat, nounpaddle, nounpaddle, verbpaddle steamer, nounpassage, nounpelagic, adjectiveperiscope, nounpier, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, verbPlimsoll line, nounplot, verbply, verbpoop deck, nounport, nounporthole, nounport of call, nounpowerboat, nounprivateer, nounpromenade deck, nounpropeller, nounprow, nounpunt, nounpunt, verbpurser, nounquadrant, nounquarterdeck, nounquay, nounraft, nounrafting, nounreef, verbrefit, verbregatta, nounresurface, verbrig, verbrig, nounrigging, nounroll, verbroll, nounroll-on roll-off, adjectivero-ro, nounrow, verbrowboat, nounrowing, nounrowing boat, nounrowlock, nounrubber dinghy, nounrudder, nounsail, verbsail, nounsailboat, nounsailing, nounsailing boat, nounsailing ship, nounsailor, nounsaloon, nounsampan, nounschooner, nounscull, nounscull, verbscupper, verbscupper, nounscuttle, verbseaborne, adjectivesea captain, nounsea dog, nounseafaring, adjectiveseagoing, adjectivesea lane, nounsea legs, nounsealer, nounseaman, nounseamanship, nounseaworthy, adjectivesheet, nounship, nounshipmate, nounshipping, nounshipping lane, nounship's chandler, nounshipwreck, nounshipwright, nounshipyard, nounside-wheeler, nounskiff, nounskull and crossbones, nounslaver, nounslipway, nounsloop, nounsluice, nounsmack, nounsonar, nounspar, nounspeedboat, nounsplice, verbSS, starboard, nounsteam, verbsteamboat, nounsteamer, nounsteamship, nounsteerage, nounsteersman, nounstern, nounstevedore, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstoker, nounsub, nounsubmarine, nounsubmarine, adjectivesubmersible, nounsundeck, nounsupertanker, nounswab, verbswell, nounswing bridge, nountack, nountack, verbtender, nounthird class, nountiller, nountonnage, nountopside, adverbtowpath, nountransport, nountransport ship, nountrawler, nountrim, verbtrimaran, nountroopship, nountub, nountug, nounupstream, adverbvessel, nounvoyage, nounvoyage, verbwake, nounwardroom, nounwarship, nounwaterborne, adjectivewaterlogged, adjectivewaterway, nounweir, nounwhaler, nounwheelhouse, nounwhirlpool, nounwindjammer, nounwindward, adjectivewreck, nounyachting, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1a group of ships, or all the ships in a navy: (=a very quick look)· Stephen exchanged a fleeting glance with his father.
(=a very short look)
We only had a fleeting glimpse of the river.
We only had a fleeting glimpse of the river. (=a very short time)· For a fleeting moment she wanted to run away.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· An entire fleet of the most advanced ships was sent to get it back.· But despite the general quiet of the anchorage, one felt the excitement permeating the entire fleet.· He took part in the ensuing operation at Santa Cruz in April, in which the entire plate fleet was destroyed.
· Big catch: The fishing fleets at Scarborough and Whitby have broken all records despite the recession.· We will continue to work for the profitable and sustainable future of our fishing fleet.· This provides shelter for a small fishing fleet, which supports a population of nearly a hundred people.· Freighters, tankers and a modern fishing fleet trafficked the old sea lanes.· The Aral has lost 40 percent of its surface as well as its fish and the fishing fleets that netted them.· The small port supports a picturesque fishing fleet.
· In 1783 she proceeded to annex the nominally independent Crimea and to construct a large Black Sea fleet.· On Cnut's refusal, he commanded the construction and assembly of a large fleet at Fécamp.· In an experienced large fleet everyone is so keen to get a good start that a bulge often forms.· Throughout this period Britain had the largest fleet in the world.· Hull has one of the country's largest trawler fleets.· Today most ports have only a few fishing boats but large fleets still work from three of the ports.
· To collect a small fleet would take a week or two.· In 1585 Raleigh sent out a small fleet under his cousin Sir Richard Grenville.· This provides shelter for a small fishing fleet, which supports a population of nearly a hundred people.· A dispatcher for a small fleet of trucks, he found it hard not to get rattled when the calls piled up.· Conwy's river and estuary bustle with activity, with a small fishing fleet adding colour to the scene.· The small fleet of Amantani boats with their distinctive green plumb-line idle there.· The small fleet of 37's used on the Cambrian is being dispersed to Petroleum and other sectors.· A small fleet, but no smaller then Siward's will be, considering what manpower he has.
NOUN· Running low on fuel Fuchida headed directly back to the battle fleet, now 190 miles north of Oahu.· Anyone faced by a battle fleet is going to feel a sharp sense of scale.· Jellicoe and his battle fleet were still well to the north.· I have seen battle fleets in the Black Sea and the great war galleons of the Caspian.· Those that did, turned on to the Zeros who were by now enroute to other targets and then back to the battle fleet.
· As Parker points out, the average age of the world merchant fleet is now 16 years.· During the war I had felt the same about those they were attacking, the brave men of the Allied merchant fleets.· At Bristol and Liverpool slavers did make up significant proportions of the merchant fleets.
VERB· To achieve this, the Museum has built and flown a fleet of replicas.· Shortly afterwards, he secretly arranged for the building of a cargo fleet to carry the ore via the Great Lakes.
· New yachts or windsurfers join our fleets every year.· They should join the fleet after adequate and complete training.· Her Euboian ally Eretria added five, and may have sent more to join the Ionian fleet in the Levant.· The first will join the fleet in just over a year.
· Transport workers are employed in all sectors of the economy, for example in manufacturing firms who operate vehicle fleets.· Members of the Doyle family had worked for a company operating a fleet of ice-cream vans in the city.· The civilian operator will be required to own and operate a fleet of twenty trainers.
the US seventh fleet2a group of vehicles that are controlled by one companyfleet of a fleet of taxisfleet1 nounfleet2 adjective
fleetfleet2 adjective literary WORD ORIGINfleet2
Origin:
1500-1600 Probably from fleet ‘to go quickly’; ➔ FLEETINGEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- On, O joyful, be fleet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Atalanta was fleet of foot (=able to run quickly).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fast or quick: Atalanta was fleet of foot (=able to run quickly). (=a very quick look)· Stephen exchanged a fleeting glance with his father.
(=a very short look) We only had a fleeting glimpse of the river.
We only had a fleeting glimpse of the river. (=a very short time)· For a fleeting moment she wanted to run away.
Atalanta was fleet of foot (=able to run quickly).