fleet

[US]/fliːt/
[UK]/fliːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. fast; agile
n. a group of ships; a small river; a harbor
vi. to speed; to fly by; to pass quickly
vt. to wear away

Phrases & Collocations

naval fleet

commercial fleet

fishermen's fleet

a fleet of

fleet management

fleet street

merchant fleet

Example Sentences

a fleet of battleships.

a Fleet Street notability.

a fleet of fishing boats

The fleet is / are coming!

The cheetah is the fleetest of animals).

the hottest story in Fleet Street.

the world's ageing fleet of oil tankers.

he numbers the fleet at a thousand.

the Persian fleet put out from Cyprus.

the fleet had ridden out the storm .

the size of the fleet is given in round numbers.

The fleet is -ring off the east coast.

temporal matters of but fleeting moment

The Dutch fleet is sailing up the Thames.

The fleet is maneuvring off the east coast.

the ghost-fleets of the Serenissim'as seafaring past.

the flagging out of much of the fleet to flags of convenience.

a fleet of ambulances took the injured to hospital.

a man of advancing years, but fleet of foot .

Real-world Examples

Slovakia has a fleet of 11 MiG-29 jets.

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2022 Collection

They were probably not particularly fleet of foot.

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

The army has grounded its fleet of 45 Taipan.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2023

And we'll show you how to make a whole fleet, you can play with.

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

I still remember seeing my father's fleet burn in Lannisport.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

They will take over the mission from the 41st naval fleet.

Source: CRI Online September 2022 Collection

Why would he be running a fleet of ice cream trucks?

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

He becomes our ally in our war against Blefuscu and destroys their fleet.

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

US President John F Kennedy deploys a fleet of warships to Cuba.

Source: Vox opinion

Like 2035, Russia aims to build a fleet of 13 heavy-duty icebreakers.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

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