fleet
I. fleet1 (flēt)n. 1. A number of warships operating together under one command. 2. A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit. [Middle English flete, from Old English flēot, from flēotan, to float. See pleu- in Indo-European Roots.] II. fleet2 (flēt)adj. fleet·er, fleet·est 1. Moving swiftly; rapid or nimble. See Synonyms at fast1. 2. Fleeting; evanescent.v. fleet·ed, fleet·ing, fleetsv. intr. 1. To move or pass swiftly. 2. To fade out; vanish. 3. Archaic. To flow. 4. Obsolete. To drift.v. tr. 1. To cause (time) to pass quickly. 2. Nautical. To alter the position of (tackle or rope, for example). [Probably from Old Norse fljōtr. V., from Middle English fleten, to drift, float from Old English flēotan. See pleu- in Indo-European Roots.] fleetʹly adv.fleetʹness n.
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