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3 Definitions of: fleet
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- noun, a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
- noun, all the warships of a nation
- noun, a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership
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- adjective, rapid in movement; swift
- adjective, fleeting; transient
- verb, to move rapidly
- verb, to fade away smoothly; glide
- verb, nautical a) to change the position of (a hawser) b) to pass (a messenger or lead) to a hawser from a winch for hauling in c) to spread apart (the blocks of a tackle)
- verb, to float or swim
- verb, to cause (time) to pass rapidly
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- noun, a small coastal inlet; creek
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