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fleet
1[ fleet ]
noun
- the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- the largest organization of warships under the command of a single officer.
- a number of naval vessels or vessels carrying armed crew members.
- a large group of ships, airplanes, trucks, etc., operated by a single company or under the same ownership:
He owns a fleet of cabs.
- a large group of airplanes, automobiles, etc., moving or operating together.
fleet
2[ fleet ]
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
- to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
Synonyms: , ,
- Nautical.
- to move or change the position of.
- to separate the blocks of (a tackle).
- to lay (a rope) along a deck.
fleet
3[ fleet ]
noun
- an arm of the sea; inlet.
- a creek; stream; watercourse.
- the Fleet, a former prison in London, long used for debtors.
Fleet
1/ 蹿濒颈藧迟 /
noun
- a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer
- Also calledFleet Prison (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
fleet
2/ 蹿濒颈藧迟 /
noun
- a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
- all the warships of a nation
- a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership
fleet
3/ 蹿濒颈藧迟 /
adjective
- rapid in movement; swift
- poetic.fleeting; transient
verb
- intr to move rapidly
- archaic.intr to fade away smoothly; glide
- tr nautical
- to change the position of (a hawser)
- to pass (a messenger or lead) to a hawser from a winch for hauling in
- to spread apart (the blocks of a tackle)
- obsolete.intr to float or swim
- obsolete.tr to cause (time) to pass rapidly
fleet
4/ 蹿濒颈藧迟 /
noun
- a small coastal inlet; creek
Derived Forms
- 藞蹿濒别别迟苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 藞蹿濒别别迟濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蹿濒别别迟顎僱测 adverb
- 蹿濒别别迟顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The main high street, abandoned by visitors last week - with shops shuttered and hotels completely emptied out - is seeing fleeting signs of life again.
At a Free State Foundation conference this spring, Carr explained that was because chairmanships are typically fleeting.
Yet, Luke鈥檚 ultimately fleeting contributions to the cause say that a fumbling step is better than staying still.
Up to 24 of the latest F-35B stealth jets will join the carrier as it leads a multi-national fleet of warships to 40 countries across the Mediterranean, Middle East, south-east Asia, Japan and Australia.
He wanted to hire a fleet of surrogate mothers, so he could build a "legion" of children by keeping many women pregnant at once.
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