fleet

1. (collective)A group of vessels or vehicles, generally operating in a unified way or traveling together.

   A fleet of warships is heading this way.

   merchant fleet, shadow fleet

   group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

2. A group of vessels or vehicles, generally operating in a unified way or traveling together.

   (collective)The vehicles commercially owned by a person, company or agency.

   She owns a fleet of private medical transport vans.

   fleet car, fleet truck, fleet vehicle

3. (collective)A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; the vessels commanded by a single officer; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.

   We must invest in our fleet for our national security.

4. (British Royal Navy, collective)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.

5. (collective)A large, coordinated group of people.

6. Any group of associated items.

7. Any group of associated items.

   (Scotland)A street gang.

8. The individual waves in corrugated fiberboard.

9. (dialectal)An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.

10. A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.

1. How can I desert the fleet?

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2. The airline has grounded its fleet.

   deDie Fluggesellschaft lässt ihre Flotte am Boden. — al_ex_an_der

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3. Algeria needs a large conventional fleet.

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4. Algeria needs to increase its fleet.

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5. Algeria needs a larger submarine fleet.

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