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Definition of fleet
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Like Esau, who exchanged his inheritance for a pot of stew, white evangelicals have traded their distinctive values for fleeting political power.
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A 14 percent slide in sales to fleet customers drove Ford’s decline.
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The Berkeley Charter boats fleet fished Central Bay for bass and halibut or ran outside to hook into limits of salmon.
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Despite fleeting screen time, Laura and Bob played prominently into the episode.
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More information (June 17, Cooper Design Space) Pasadena Chalk Festival Sidewalk chalk, like time or the availability of your fave Netflix series, is fleeting.
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Now in his sixth NFL season, including the first four with the Cleveland Browns, Robertson understands that opportunities are fleeting in the NFL.
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National traumas and triumphs are fleeting as the nation is pulled in many different directions.
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Flowers are fleeting, so Grubb prefers plants like acacia and cotinus for their foliage.
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Origin and Etymology of fleet
Middle English fleten, from Old English flēotan; akin to Old High German fliozzan to float, Old English flōwan to flow
fleet
Definition of fleet
1 : a number of warships under a single command; specifically : an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officer
2 : group 2a, b; especially : a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified control
Examples of fleet in a Sentence
He was the commander of the Pacific fleet.
The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks.
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But the island nation has great affection for its fleet.
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Berkowitz and fire officials had been confident voters would support a bond in the April 4 city election that would have paid for two additional ambulances, expanding the fleet from nine to 11 at a cost of $650,000.
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The operating budget covers maintenance — maintaining the bus fleet or rail car, cleaning stations.
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Having finally obtained a fleet of ships via her alliance with Yara Greyjoy, Daenerys was last seen sailing for Westeros to take back her throne with fire and blood.
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U46 also wants to update its fleet of close to 120 support and utility vehicles, of which 26 are now beyond their average life cycles, according to a U46 presentation.
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Shaw was considering ideas about the future of air travel this week as VivaColombia, which has daily flights from Medellín to Miami, is expanding its fleet amid Colombia’s booming tourism market.
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Here for this: A fleet of House Greyjoy's ships approaches Blackwater Bay in King’s Landing: An army of what looks like the Unsullied, based on Grey Worm’s mask, stands at attention.
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In Lorain, Ohio, about 30 miles west of Cleveland, Mayor Chase Ritenauer says that the epidemic is wearing out his fleet of police cars.
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Origin and Etymology of fleet
Middle English flete, from Old English flēot ship, from flēotan
fleet
Definition of fleet
fleetly
adverbfleetness
nounExamples of fleet in a Sentence
a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot
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Steve Kudla is probably known as the fleetest flavorist around McCormick and Company after his performance in a 5K race last Saturday.
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In fast and fleet fashion, Pohjonen zipped through the outer movements, producing a good deal of color and subtly underlining the score's jazz elements.
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Origin and Etymology of fleet
probably from 1fleet
Synonym Discussion of fleet
FLEET Defined for English Language Learners
fleet
Definition of fleet for English Language Learners
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: a group of military ships that are controlled by one leader
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: all of a country's military ships
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: a group of ships or vehicles that move or work together or that are controlled or owned by one company
fleet
Definition of fleet for English Language Learners
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: very fast
FLEET Defined for Kids
Definition of fleet for Students
1 : a group of warships under one commander
2 : a country's navy
3 : a group of ships or vehicles that move together or are owned by one company a fishing fleet a fleet of taxis
Definition of fleet for Students
fleeter
;fleetest
: very swift a fleet runner
fleetly
adverb ran fleetlyLearn More about fleet
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