fleetnoun [ C ]
uk/fliːt/us/fliːt/fleet noun [ C ] (SHIPS)
C1 a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy:
a fleet of 20 sailing ships
a fishing fleet
The entire Spanish fleet was defeated within 6 hours.
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- The Allied fleet is on its way to the Gulf.
- The British fleet came under attack by enemy aircraft.
- A fleet of fishing boats was blocking the entrance to the port.
- Two destroyers will join the Russian fleet.
- The attack destroyed almost half of the U.S. fleet.
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The Navy
- aircraft carrier
- armada
- broadside
- cruiser
- destroyer
- frigate
- gunboat
- HMS
- landing craft
- naval
- RN
- sub
- submarine
- the Admiralty
- the WRNS
- transport ship
- troopship
- USS
- warship
- wren
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Boats in general
fleet noun [ C ] (VEHICLES)
C1 a number of buses, aircraft, etc. under the control of one person or organization:
He owns a fleet of taxis.
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Road vehicles in general
- all-terrain vehicle
- amphibious
- ATV
- autorickshaw
- conveyance
- craft
- diesel
- four-wheel drive
- front
- HOV
- machine
- model
- motor vehicle
- motorcade
- ringer
- transportation
- vehicle
- wheelchair
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fleetadjective
uk/fliːt/us/fliːt/literaryable to run quickly:
She was slight and fleet of foot/fleet-footed.
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Fast and rapid
- a mile a minute idiom
- apace
- as fast as your legs would carry you idiom
- as if it is going out of style idiom
- at a rate of knots idiom
- crash
- have a heavy foot idiom
- high-speed
- hotfoot
- in the twinkling of an eye idiom
- Jack Robinson
- lickety-split
- lightning
- mile
- prompt
- rapid-fire
- smartly
- souped-up
- spread like wildfire idiom
- swift
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fleetness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfliːt.nəs/us/ˈfliːt.nəs/