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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fleet1 /flit/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Militarya unit of naval ships grouped under one commander:the Pacific fleet.
- all the naval ships of a nation;
navy:the American fleet. - a group of vehicles under one management:a fleet of cabs.
fleet2 /flit/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - swift;
rapid:a fleet horse.
fleet•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fleet1 (flēt),USA pronunciation n. - the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- the largest organization of warships under the command of a single officer.
- a number of naval vessels or vessels carrying armed crew members.
- a large group of ships, airplanes, trucks, etc., operated by a single company or under the same ownership:He owns a fleet of cabs.
- a large group of airplanes, automobiles, etc., moving or operating together.
- bef. 1000; Middle English flete, Old English flēot, derivative of flēotan to float; see fleet2
- swift;
rapid:to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
v.i. - to move swiftly;
fly. - Nautical, Naval Termsto change position;
shift. - [Archaic.]
- to glide along like a stream.
- to fade;
vanish.
- [Obs.]to float;
drift;
swim.
v.t. - to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
- [Naut.]
- Naval Termsto move or change the position of.
- Naval Termsto separate the blocks of (a tackle).
- Naval Termsto lay (a rope) along a deck.
- bef. 900; Middle English fleten to be fleet, Old English flēotan to float; see float
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged speed, hasten; beguile.
fleet3 (flēt),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Dial.]- British Termsan arm of the sea;
inlet. - British Termsa creek;
stream;
watercourse. - British Terms, World History the Fleet, a former prison in London, long used for debtors.
- bef. 900; Middle English flete, Old English flēot flowing water; cognate with German Fliess brook; (def. 3) after the Fleet a stream, later covered and used as a sewer, near which the prison was located
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