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n. (group) | 1. fleet | group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership. |
| ~ aircraft | a vehicle that can fly. |
| ~ airline business, airline, airway | a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
n. (group) | 2. fleet | group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership. |
| ~ autobus, bus, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, passenger vehicle, omnibus, coach | a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport.; "he always rode the bus to work" |
| ~ bus line | an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system. |
| ~ taxi, taxicab, cab, hack | a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ motor pool | a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed. |
n. (group) | 3. fleet | a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ steamship company, steamship line | a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships. |
| ~ argosy | one or more large merchant ships. |
n. (group) | 4. fleet | a group of warships organized as a tactical unit. |
| ~ flotilla | a fleet of small craft. |
| ~ flotilla | a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships. |
| ~ guided missile frigate | a frigate that carries guided missiles. |
| ~ combat ship, war vessel, warship | a government ship that is available for waging war. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ naval forces, navy | an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare. |
| ~ armada | a large fleet. |
| ~ battle fleet | a fleet of warships prepared for battle. |
| ~ wolf pack | a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys. |
v. (motion) | 5. dart, fleet, flit, flutter | move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart.; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" |
| ~ butterfly | flutter like a butterfly. |
| ~ hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed | move very fast.; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" |
v. (change) | 6. blow over, evanesce, fade, fleet, pass, pass off | disappear gradually.; "The pain eventually passed off" |
| ~ disappear, vanish, go away | get lost, as without warning or explanation.; "He disappeared without a trace" |
adj. | 7. fleet, swift | moving very fast.; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
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