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1 fleet-footed
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2 fleet
noun1) (Navy) Flotte, die* * *[fli:t]1) (a number of ships or boats under one command or sailing together: a fleet of fishing boats.) die Flotte2) (the entire navy of a country: the British fleet) die Flotte* * *fleet1[fli:t]n + sing/pl vbfishing/merchant \fleet Fischerei-/Handelsflotte fa peace-keeping \fleet eine Friedensflottea \fleet of warships ein Geschwader nt von Kriegsschiffen, eine Kriegsflotte▪ the F\fleet die Marinea \fleet of trucks ein Lastwagen[fuhr]park mfleet2[fli:t]to be \fleet of foot schnell zu Fuß sein* * *I [fliːt]n2) (of cars, coaches, buses etc) (Fuhr)park mIIhe owns a fleet of trucks/taxis — er hat einen Lastwagenpark/ein Taxiunternehmen
adj (+er)schnell, flinkfleet of foot, fleet-footed — schnell- or leichtfüßig
* * *fleet1 [fliːt] sfleet of cars Wagenpark m;fleet policy Kraftfahrzeugsammel-, Pauschalpolice f3. SCHIFF (Netz)Fleet nfleet2 [fliːt]A adj (adv fleetly)1. schnell, flink, geschwind:fleet of foot schnellfüßig2. poet flüchtig, vergänglichB v/i1. eilen2. obs dahineilen, schnell vergehenC v/t2. SCHIFF verschieben, Position wechseln lassenfleet3 [fliːt] s Br dial kleine Bucht* * *noun1) (Navy) Flotte, die* * *(of cars) n.Fahrzeugpark m. n.Flotte -n f.
См. также в других словарях:
fleet-footed — /fleet foot id/, adj. able to run fast. [1585 95] * * * … Universalium
fleet-footed — fleet′ foot′ed adj. able to run fast • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
fleet-footed — /ˈflit fʊtəd/ (say fleet footuhd) adjective swift of foot …
fleet-footed — adjective see fleet foot … Useful english dictionary
fleet-footed — adjective Date: circa 1743 able to run fast … New Collegiate Dictionary
fleet-foot|ed — «FLEET FUT ihd», adjective. running or able to run rapidly: »Fleet footed outfielder Bruton ranges centerfield like a hawk (Time) … Useful english 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 — Synonyms and related words: Naval Construction Battalion, RN, Royal Navy, Seabees, USN, United States Navy, age group, agile, alert, animated, argosy, armada, ball the jack, band, barrel, battalion, beguile, bevy, body, boom, bottoms, bowl along … Moby Thesaurus
fleet — I n flotilla, armada, argosy, naval force, task force; squadron, division, Obs. escadrille. II adj swift, fast, rapid, quick, double quick, expeditious, speedy; arrowy, winged, cometary, meteoric; agile, nimble, nimble footed, light footed, swift … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fleet — I noun the fleet set sail Syn: navy, naval force, (naval) task force, armada, flotilla, squadron, convoy II adjective, literary as fleet as a greyhound Syn: nimble, agile, lithe, lissome … Thesaurus of popular words
nimble-footed — adj fast, rapid, fleet, fleet footed, light legged, light of heel; speedy, brisk, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, quick moving, swift as an arrow, arrowy, winged, eagle winged; light, light on one s feet, light footed, sure footed,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder