fleet has definitions from the fields of nautical,military,transportation,business
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[ adjective ] moving very fast

Synonyms

swift

Examples

"fleet of foot" "the fleet scurrying of squirrels" "a swift current" "swift flight of an arrow" "a swift runner"

Used in print

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

We blushed and were flustered , and it turned_out to be the fleetest brush of lips upon cheek .

Related terms

fast

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[ noun ] group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

Used in print

(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)

Also , the program for fleet modernization will be stepped_up in 1961 causing an increase in expenditures .

Related terms

collection aircraft airline

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12224
4
[ verb ] disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example

Examples

"The pain eventually passed off"

Related terms

disappear passing

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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation,business) a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

Related terms

steamship_company argosy ship

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[ verb ] move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Synonyms

dart flutter flit

Related terms

travel_rapidly butterfly dart

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[ noun ] group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
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[ noun ] (nautical,military) a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
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