AskEraser  |  Settings
Ask.com   
 


Synonyms
fleet1 (flēt)

[Middle English flete, from Old English flēot, from flēotan, to float.]

noun 

  1. A number of warships operating together under one command.
  2. A group of vessels or vehicles, such as taxicabs or fishing boats, owned or operated as a unit.
fleet2 (flēt)

[Probably from Old Norse fljōtr, V., from Middle English fleten, to drift, float, from Old English flēotan.]

adjective: fleet·er, fleet·est. 

  1. Moving swiftly; rapid or nimble. See synonyms at fast1
  2. Fleeting; evanescent.

verb: fleet·ed, fleet·ing, fleets. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To move or pass swiftly.
  2. To fade out; vanish.
  3. Archaic To flow.
  4. Obsolete To drift.

transitive verb 

  1. To cause (time) to pass quickly.
  2. Nautical To alter the position of (tackle or rope, for example).

derivatives

fleet́ly
adverb
fleet́ness
noun