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, nounWords nearby First Fleet
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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 ParrottFollowing 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