fleets

plural of fleet
as in convoys
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management a fleet of buses rolling down the highway

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Recent Examples of fleets Rather than asking farmers to reconcile multiple dashboards, AGCO is working to simplify decision making through its PTx Farm Management platform, which consolidates data from mixed fleets into a single operational view. Peter High, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Pratt & Whitney’s latest F135 contract funds spare engines, deployable packages, and depot support for fleets operating from 42 bases and 13 ships. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 For commercial fishing fleets, these changes can be disastrous. Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 On top of Reflect Orbital's plans, companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin and Starcloud are awaiting the FCC's decisions on respective applications to deploy their own massive fleets of orbiting data centers and internet-beaming satellites. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 July 2026 Other applications include supporting emergency operations like search and rescue, and extending connectivity for worksites, fleets and supply chains that are remote or harder for terrestrial networks to reach. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 July 2026 The spacecraft there are one-of-a-kind or operate in small fleets. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleets
Noun
  • Camel caravans on the Silk Road once passed through this flat, dusty scrubland.
    Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
  • As random players began to join and leave the caravans, a rock tour energy developed.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Not an inciting event for troll armadas to threaten the people involved.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Musk proposes powering these super-armadas of satellites with solar panels.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Brian Hurley predicts, meanwhile, that as more independent astronauts from around the world begin occupying the orbital rings closest to Earth, SpaceX could move to connect up small flotillas of Starships into larger interlinked clusters.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The ships will enter Boston Harbor in flotillas and turn around near Charlestown before docking.
    Neal Riley, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Local media showed police officers preventing some of them from boarding trains and buses.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • For four years now, Metro light rail trains have been running down the center of Crenshaw Boulevard, and for just as long, residents say a major promise has been broken.
    Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Fulton Valley Farms in Towanda, Kansas northeast of Wichita rents out reindeer year-round for parades, festivals, corporate parties and other events.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The parades — accompanied by dances, music and song — draw large crowds and tourists every year.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

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“Fleets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleets. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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