fleet

CEFRC1

/ˈfliːt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of ships, vehicles, or aircraft working together.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A large, coordinated group of people.

Examples

  • It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.

  • Our combined fleet broke through the enemy's defense zone.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈflɪi̯t]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any group of associated items.

  2. A group of vessels or vehicles.

  3. A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.

More examples

In context

  • And so through this dark world they fleet / Divided, till in death they meet.

  • Together wove we nets to entrap the fish In floods and sedgy fleets.

  • Fire and fleet and candle-lighte

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English flete, flet (“fleet”), from Old English flēot (“ship”), likely related to Proto-West Germanic *flotōn, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”).