Definition of fleet in English

WordNet

Noun Plural: fleets
fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
		aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating
		naval forces, navy an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
		flotilla a fleet of small craft
		flotilla a fleet of small craft
		guided missile frigate a frigate that carries guided missiles
		combat ship, war vessel, warship a government ship that is available for waging war
		armada a large fleet
		battle fleet a fleet of warships prepared for battle
fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
		aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating
		bus line an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system
		taxi, taxicab, cab, hack a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
		autobus, motorcoach, motorbus, jitney, double-decker, charabanc, passenger vehicle, omnibus, bus, coach an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
fleet - a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
		steamship company, steamship line a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships
		ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
fleet - group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
		aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating
		airline business, airline, airway a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
Adjective fleet, fleeter, fleetest
fleet - moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"
		swift
		fast (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time; "a fast lens"

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Wiktionary

fleet (Noun)
A group of vessels or vehicles.
fleet (Noun)
A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
fleet (Noun)
Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear-admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
fleet (Noun)
A flood; a creek or inlet, a bay or estuary, a river subject to the tide.
fleet (Noun)
A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
fleet (Adjective)
Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble; fast.
fleet (Adjective)
Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

fleet (n. & a.)
To sail; to float.
fleet (n. & a.)
To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance.
fleet (n. & a.)
To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; -- said of a cable or hawser.
fleet (v. t.)
To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf.
fleet (v. t.)
To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy.
fleet (v. t.)
To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.
fleet (v. t.)
To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
fleet (v. i.)
Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble.
fleet (v. i.)
Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
fleet (v. i.)
A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
fleet (v. i.)
A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; -- obsolete, except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in London.
fleet (v. i.)
A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up).
fleet (v. i.)
To take the cream from; to skim.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

fleet
A group of vessels or vehicles.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

fleet
flēt, n. a number of ships in company, esp. ships of war: a division of the navy, commanded by an admiral. [A.S. fléot, a ship—fléotan, to float; conn. with Dut. vloot, Ger. flotte.]
fleet
flēt, adj. swift: nimble: transient: (prov.) shallow.—adjs. Fleet′-foot (Shak.), fleet or swift of foot; Fleet′ing, passing quickly: temporary.—advs. Fleet′ingly; Fleet′ly.—n. Fleet′ness. [Prob. Ice. fliótr, swift; but ult. cog. with succeeding word.]
fleet
flēt, v.i. to flit, pass swiftly.—v.t. (Shak.) to make to pass quickly:—pr.p. fleet′ing; pa.p. fleet′ed. [A.S. fléotan, to float.]
fleet
flēt, n. a shallow creek or bay, as in Northfleet, Fleet-ditch, &c.—The Fleet, or Fleet Prison, a London gaol down to 1842, long a place of confinement for debtors—clandestine marriages were solemnised here down to 1754 by broken-down clergymen confined for debt. [A.S. fléot, an inlet.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

fleet
vaisseaux du roi, (flota, Sax.) a general name given to his majesty’s navy, or to any part thereof destined on a particular enterprise or expedition: also a convoy or company of merchant ships, flotte, conserve, with or without ships of war to defend them.
The admirals of his majesty’s fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue. When any of these officers are invested with the command of a squadron or detachment of men of war, the particular ships are distinguished by the colours of their respective squadron: that is to say, the ships of the red squadron wear an ensign, whose union is displayed on a red field; the ensigns of the white squadron have a white field; and those of the blue squadron, a blue field; the union being common to all three. The ships of war therefore are occasionally annexed to any of the three squadrons, or shifted from one to another.
Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions. The admiral, or principal officer, commands the centre; the vice-admiral, or second in command, superintends the van-guard; and the operations of the rear are directed by the rear-admiral, or the officer next in rank. See the article DIVISION.
The disposition of a fleet, while proceeding on a voyage, will in some measure depend on particular circumstances; as the difficulty of the navigation; the necessity of dispatch, according to the urgency or importance of the expedition; or the expectation of an enemy in the passage. The most convenient order is probably to range it into three lines or columns, each of which is parallel to a line close-hauled according to the tack, on which the line of battle is designed to be formed. This arrangement is more used than any, because it contains the advantages of every other form, without their inconveniences. The fleet being thus more inclosed, will more readily observe the signals, and with greater facility form itself into the line of battle; a circumstance which should be kept in view in every order of sailing.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

fleet
See FLEETING.
fleet
[Teut. flieffen]. The old word for float: as "we fleeted down the river with our boats;" and Shakspeare makes Antony say, "Our sever'd navy too Have knit again, and fleet, threat'ning most sea-like." Fleet is also an old term for an arm of the sea, or running water subject to the tide. Also, a bay where vessels can remain afloat. (See FLOAT.) A salt-water tide-creek.
fleet
A general name given to the royal navy. Also, any number of ships, whether designed for war or commerce, keeping in company. A fleet of ships of war is usually divided into three squadrons, and these, if numerous, are again separated into subdivisions. The admiral commands the centre, the second in command superintends the vanguard, and the third directs the rear. The term in the navy was any number exceeding a squadron, or rear-admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any amount of smaller vessels.