First Fleet

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noun

Australian the fleet of convict ships that arrived at Port Jackson in 1788

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Derived forms of First Fleet

First Fleeter, noun

Words nearby First Fleet

first down, first edition, First Empire, first estate, first family, First Fleet, first floor, first-foot, first four ships, first fruits, first-generation

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How to use First Fleet in a sentence

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.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
Following these were the smart cruisers of the First Fleet—swift, armed ships that act as the fighting scouts of the seas.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott