flotilla

noun

Definition of flotillanext
as in convoy
a group of small ships a colorful flotilla of boats

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Recent Examples of flotilla Vessels from 46 countries are expected to converge in New York City this weekend in what organizers say will be the largest-ever flotilla of international tall ships and military ships. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026 In New York City, a flotilla of tall ships and military vessels will offer parade sails, tours of the ships and more over the July 4 weekend. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Paraiso also has a partnership with Seven Moons, an exclusive flotilla experience sailing through Greece’s Ionian Sea from July 18-25. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 Now known as Sail4th 250, the parade of ships is a successor to Operation Sail, the international flotilla of schooners and barques and windjammers brought into New York Harbor half a dozen times starting in 1964. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for flotilla
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flotilla
  1. convoy
  2. fleet
  3. parade
  4. navy
  5. procession
  6. armada
Noun
  • Tunnel Tops also features a casual cafe, bar and pizzeria called Il Parco, as well as a rotating convoy of more than two dozen food trucks, serving everything from birria to doughnuts to poke.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The reporters and military members were part of a convoy being escorted onto the base by uniformed public affairs staff in a government minivan when they were suddenly ordered out of their vehicles with their hands up, according to news reports.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of convoy
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  • According to a press release, the agreement will last for at least ten years and covers work on American and allied fleets.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Bus Patrol cameras have been on Pittsburgh Public Schools' bus fleet since 2023.
    — Tory Wegerski, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fleet
Noun
  • Harding and Powell have been making the rounds at parades and festivals where meat raffles offer oversized sausages as prizes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The championship parades perfectly embodied Kansas City in that way.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of parade
Noun
  • In 2020, the Pentagon assessed that China had overtaken the United States to become the world’s largest navy by number of battle-force ships.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Our favorite shade for spring and summer, butter yellow, makes a smooth transition into fall when paired alongside vampy shades of plum, navy, and jet-black.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of navy
Noun
  • The charges are hindering proceedings by disorderly conduct, a Class A misdemeanor, and disrupting a meeting or procession, a Class B misdemeanor.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Local South Asian cultural organizations joined the procession, marking 80 years of Indian independence with music, dance and floats hung with Indian flags and colorful streamers.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of procession
Noun
  • Not an inciting event for troll armadas to threaten the people involved.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Corlys has his own armada sailing for Rhaenyra.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Definition of armada

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