fleet
Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to placeSwift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
» How can I desert the fleet?
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2 senses(literary)Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
проворныйprovornyj, прыткийprytkij
(uncommon)Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
- moving very fast
Examples
25 sentencesHow can I desert the fleet?
The airline has grounded its fleet.
deDie Fluggesellschaft lässt ihre Flotte am Boden. — al_ex_an_der
Algeria needs a large conventional fleet.
Algeria needs to increase its fleet.
Algeria needs a larger submarine fleet.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English fleten (“float”), from Old English flēotan (“float”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English fleten (“float”), from Old English flēotan (“float”), from Proto-West Germanic *fleutan, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną.
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Forms
fleeter/more fleet, fleetest/most fleet| Comparative | fleeter / more fleet Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | fleetest / most fleet Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.