Definition of FLEET

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Adjective

fast, rapid, swift, fleet, quick, speedy, hasty, expeditious mean moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity. fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that moves fast horses and rapid to the movement itself. rapid current swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement. returned the ball with one swift stroke fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness. fleet runners quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time. a quick wit speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishment speedy delivery of mail and may also suggest unusual velocity. hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness. a hasty inspection expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment. the expeditious handling of an order

Examples of fleet in a Sentence

Noun He was the commander of the Pacific fleet. The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks. Adjective a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun United’s order was made to replace an aging fleet of Boeing 737 planes and occurred at a time when Airbus’ chief rival is scrambling to fix its 737 Max family of jets. — al, "Airbus plans to add 275 jobs this year ahead of tariff deadline," 9 Jan. 2020 President Trump grounded Boeing's fleet of Max 737s in March of 2019 after two Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines flights crashed due to a technical malfunction, killing hundreds on board. — Spencer Neale, Washington Examiner, "Aviation experts say missile or 'bomb on board' may have downed Ukrainian plane in Iran," 8 Jan. 2020 Southwest has the largest fleet of Boeing 737 Max jets of any airline with 34, along with 41 more that were supposed to be delivered in 2019 and more in 2020. — Dallas News, "American Airlines will give $30 million from Boeing 737 Max settlement to workers," 6 Jan. 2020 The two companies and their competitors such as Lyft, Instacart and DoorDash currently rely on large fleets of drivers working... — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, "Gig Companies Need Their Day in Court," 31 Dec. 2019 Take, for example, self-driving cars, which would replace flawed human drivers with huge fleets of vehicles steered by cameras and computers, saving lives and creating a new manufacturing industry. — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, "The Real Trouble With Silicon Valley," 17 Dec. 2019 That could be especially true for Southwest Airlines, the largest airline at San Antonio International Airport, which has the largest fleet of Max 8 planes among U.S. airlines. — Andrea Leinfelder, ExpressNews.com, "Last-minute holiday flights could cost more as Boeing 737 Max remains grounded," 16 Dec. 2019 Perry, the 5-foot-9, 190-pound senior quarterback, helped the fleet of foot Navy offense run away with the game with another game for the record book. — Dan Gelston, The Denver Post, "Malcolm Perry rushes for 304 yards, leads No. 21 Navy past Army," 14 Dec. 2019 Perry, the 5-foot-9, 190-pound senior quarterback, helped the fleet of foot Navy offense run away with the game with another game for the record book. — Dan Gelston, Houston Chronicle, "Malcolm Perry rushes for 304 yards to lead No. 21 Navy past Army," 14 Dec. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. — BostonGlobe.com, "The closing of the once-bustling factory, which last made the Chevrolet Cruz, came into the political spotlight last November after Trump criticized the plan and pushed GM executives to either reopen or sell the plant, at one point threatening to cut off all federal subsidies to GM.," 8 Nov. 2019 Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to new technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. — Washington Post, "GM selling shuttered Ohio factory to electric truck maker," 7 Nov. 2019 Receiver Jaylen Erwin on Sunday didn’t list Allen among the fleetest players on the team. — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, "Chip Kelly could turn up the tempo with UCLA’s stockpile of speedy players," 11 Aug. 2019 The airline will be accepting the delivery of three more aircraft this year, bringing its fleet total to 10 Boeing 737-NG 800s by the end of 2019. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "O Canada! San Diego gets its first nonstop flight to Edmonton via Swoop airline," 5 July 2019 Almost two decades later, fire-prone batteries stemming from fundamental design and systems-engineering mistakes prompted regulators in 2013 to temporarily ground Boeing’s flagship 787 Dreamliner fleet world-wide. — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, "Boeing Leadership Faces PR Hurdles After Lion Air Crash," 5 Dec. 2018 The mano-a-mano match race finals, in which one yacht might simply sail away from the other and on to victory, might not be as thrilling as fleet races, which have multiple boats jostling in tight quarters. — Luke O'brien, Town & Country, "Hot Pursuit," 1 Sep. 2013 As its fleet ages, RTA seeks federal money for new buses, paratransit vehicles The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has lost out on a nearly $20 million federal grant to help boost its bus fleet, according to the agency's manager, Transdev. — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, "S&WB says drainage system performed 'very well' Saturday, full assessment coming," 14 Apr. 2018 Several girls cross country teams from the area are in the running for regional and state championships but locals are chasing Northern Kentucky's fleetest afoot: St. Henry in Class A, Highlands in Class 2A and Class 3A's Simon Kenton. — Marc Hardin, Cincinnati.com, "St. Henry, Highlands, SK girls cross country the teams to chase in NKY," 25 Aug. 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Some of the yellow cardinals have been observed over several months, while some of the sightings have been fleeting. — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, "Another yellow cardinal spotted in Florida," 15 Oct. 2019 Performance offered a form that was immediate, fleeting, and intangible, which allowed for emotions, experimentation, and mistakes in an enterprise that surely felt and was risky. — Jillian Steinhauer, The New Republic, "The Art of the Unspeakable," 15 Oct. 2019 Offensive efficiency has been flickering and fleeting. — BostonGlobe.com, "After pre-game talk, Kemba Walker walks the walk - The Boston Globe," 26 Oct. 2019 Through 50 pieces of artwork, the exhibition, at 838 Market St. through Nov. 3, explores invisible labor, mass surveillance and fleeting digital privacy. — Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, "At ‘The Glass Room’ pop-up, ‘Black Mirror’ meets the Museum of Ice Cream," 19 Oct. 2019 Those ooh-look-at-me cookies are an easy pleasure, a hard sugar high fast and fleeting. — Los Angeles Times, "There’s no such thing as the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. Here’s one.," 1 Oct. 2019 Affordable alternatives are fleeting — Noecker pointed out that private foundations have refocused on other priorities and withdrawn funding for after-school programs across the country. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Proposed $5 after-school fee eliminated under revised St. Paul parks budget," 2 Dec. 2019 At that point the Renewable IPP team won’t worry too much about snow covering the panels because the fleeting early winter sun doesn’t provide for much power generation, Miller said. — Elwood Brehmer, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska’s largest solar farm opens in Willow," 19 Nov. 2019 Some regions have gained from climate change, but even those advantages may be fleeting. — Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, "The wine world keeps changing. This essential reference book shows how.," 8 Nov. 2019

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