fleet
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[ fleet ]
/ flit /
adjective, fleet·er, fleet·est.
swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
Nautical.
- to move or change the position of.
- to separate the blocks of (a tackle).
- to lay (a rope) along a deck.
Origin of fleet
2OTHER WORDS FROM fleet
fleet·ly, adverb fleet·ness, nounWords nearby fleet
Example sentences from the Web for fleetness
British Dictionary definitions for fleetness (1 of 4)
fleet
1
/ (fliːt) /
noun
a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
all the warships of a nation
a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership
Word Origin for fleet
Old English
flēot ship, flowing water, from
flēotan to
float
British Dictionary definitions for fleetness (2 of 4)
fleet
2
/ (fliːt) /
adjective
rapid in movement; swift
poetic
fleeting; transient
verb
Derived forms of fleet
fleetly, adverb fleetness, nounWord Origin for fleet
probably Old English
flēotan to float, glide rapidly; related to Old High German
fliozzan to flow, Latin
pluere to rain
British Dictionary definitions for fleetness (3 of 4)
fleet
3
/ (fliːt) /
noun
mainly Southeast English
a small coastal inlet; creek
Word Origin for fleet
Old English
flēot flowing water; see
fleet
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British Dictionary definitions for fleetness (4 of 4)
Fleet
/ (fliːt) /
noun the Fleet
a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer
Also called: Fleet Prison
(formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors