(fleet of warships)

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• fleet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ entire ▪ The entire fleet was sunk. ▪ great, huge, large ▪ a large fleet of warships …   Collocations dictionary

• Fleet Review — Fleet Review, Royal Navy redirects here. This article is on reviews of the Royal Navy. For Fleet Reviews of the US Navy see Naval Review, and for Fleet Reviews of other nations navies see Review (disambiguation) The Fleet Review is a British… …   Wikipedia

• Fleet Week — is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations in a variety of major cities for one week. Once the ships dock, the crews can… …   Wikipedia

• fleet — fleet1 [flēt] n. [ME flete < OE fleot < fleotan, to float: see FLEET2] 1. a) a number of warships under one command, usually in a definite area of operation b) the entire naval force of a country; navy 2. any group of ships, trucks, buses,… …   English World dictionary

• fleet — [adj] quick in movement agile, barreling, breakneck*, brisk, expeditious, expeditive, fast, flying, hasty, in nothing flat*, like greased lightning*, lively, mercurial, meteoric, nimble, nimble footed, on the double*, rapid, screaming, speedball* …   New thesaurus

• Fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy — The fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy consists of the surface warships, submarines and auxiliary vessels operated by the Royal Canadian Navy, the maritime component of the Canadian Forces. The current fleet consists of sixty six vessels, including …   Wikipedia

• fleet´ness — fleet1 «fleet», noun. 1. a) a group of warships, naval aircraft, personnel, and bases under one command: »The sixth fleet is based in San Francisco. b) a group of warships engaged in a single mission. c) the entire navy of a nation or allied… …   Useful english dictionary

• fleet´ly — fleet1 «fleet», noun. 1. a) a group of warships, naval aircraft, personnel, and bases under one command: »The sixth fleet is based in San Francisco. b) a group of warships engaged in a single mission. c) the entire navy of a nation or allied… …   Useful english dictionary

• fleet — 1. n. 1 a a number of warships under one commander in chief. b (prec. by the) all the warships and merchant ships of a nation. 2 a number of ships, aircraft, buses, lorries, taxis, etc. operating together or owned by one proprietor. Phrases and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fleet Air Arm — For the division of the Royal Australian Navy, see Fleet Air Arm (RAN). Fleet Air Arm Founded 1937 …   Wikipedia

• Fleet review (Commonwealth realms) — This article is about reviews of naval ships in Commonwealth realms. For fleet reviews of the United States Navy, see Naval Review. For other uses, see Review (disambiguation). HMS Terrible at Queen Victoria s Diamond Jubilee Fleet Review in …   Wikipedia