fleet

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

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.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  swift, evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, pass, flit, flutter, dart