fleet

Plural: fleets

Noun

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
A group of vessels or vehicles.
Any group of associated items.
A large, coordinated group of people.
A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
The individual waves in corrugated fiberboard.
An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
Obsolete form of flet (“house, floor, large room”).

Verb

Verb Forms: fleeted, fleeting, fleets

To move swiftly or pass rapidly, as time.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
disappear gradually
To float.
To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
To flee, to escape, to speed away.
To evanesce, disappear, die out.
To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
To move or change in position.
To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
To take the cream from; to skim.

Adjective Satellite

moving very fast
- "fleet of foot"
- "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"

Adj

Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.

Adjective

Moving swiftly; nimble or quick in motion.

Examples

A fleet mind quickly spots opportunities for parallel plays in Scrabble.
Time can fleet by quickly when you’re engrossed in a close game of Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English flete, flet (“fleet”), from Old English flēot (“ship”), likely related to Proto-West Germanic *flotōn, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”).

Synonyms

blow over, dart, evanesce, fade, flit, flutter, pass, pass off, swift, fast, fleet, nimble

Scrabble Score: 8

fleet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fleet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fleet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

fleet: valid Words With Friends Word