- fleet
adj. fleet of foot
* * *[fliːt]fleet of foot
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Fleet — may refer to:Places Fleet is a geographical name: *Fleet, a village in Dorset, England, sited on The Fleet, a lagoon *Fleet, in the county of Hampshire, England * a Fleet, in Kent, inlet, creek, a name for saline waterways in the Thames marshes * … Wikipedia
Fleet — an der Holländischen Reihe 1883 vor dem Bau der Speicherstadt … Deutsch Wikipedia
fleet — [fliːt] noun [countable] 1. TRANSPORT a group of cars, buses, trucks, planes, or ships owned or controlled by one company: • a distributor with a fleet of 55 trucks • the airline s new fleet of Boeing 777 aircraft • fleet car … Financial and business terms
Fleet — Fleet, n. [AS. fle[ o]t a place where vessels float, bay, river; akin to D. vliet rill, brook, G. fliess. See {Fleet}, v. i.] 1. A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; obsolete, except as a place name, as Fleet Street in London.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fleet — fleet; fleet·ful; fleet·ing·ly; fleet·ing·ness; fleet·ings; fleet·ly; fleet·ness; … English syllables
Fleet FM — is a low power non commercial co operative radio station which is operated in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand.The station is unique in that it being run as a completely voluntary project,possibly the only station in aucklands crowded… … Wikipedia
fleet — (fl[=e]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {fleeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {fleeting}.] [OE. fleten, fleoten, to swim, AS. fle[ o]tan to swim, float; akin to D. vlieten to flow, OS. fliotan, OHG. fliozzan, G. fliessen, Icel. flj[=o]ta to float, flow, Sw. flyta, D … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fleet — Fleet, n. [OE. flete, fleote, AS. fle[ o]t ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float, swim. See {Fleet}, v. i. and cf. {Float}.] A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc. [1913 Webster] {Fleet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fleet — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Fleet puede referirse a: Frederick Fleet, marinero y militar británico que sobrevivió a la tragedia del Titanic. Fleet, una aldea y parroquia ubicada en Dorset, Inglaterra. Starfleet, el nombre en inglés de la Flota… … Wikipedia Español
Fleet — Fleet, a. [Compar. {Fleeter}; superl. {Fleetest}.] [Cf. Icel. flj[=o]tr quick. See {Fleet}, v. i.] 1. Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble. [1913 Webster] In mail their horses clad, yet fleet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fleet — Fleet, v. t. 1. To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy. [1913 Webster] Many young gentlemen flock to him, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
