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First Fleet
noun
- the fleet of convict ships that arrived at Port Jackson in 1788
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Derived Forms
- First Fleeter, noun
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Example Sentences
By the time the last of the First Fleet ships had passed the King's yacht, the leading vessels were far away on the horizon.
From Project Gutenberg
Following these were the smart cruisers of the First Fleet—swift, armed ships that act as the fighting scouts of the seas.
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