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fleet-footed

[ fleet-foot-id ]

/ ˈflitˈfʊt ɪd /

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adjective

able to run fast.

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Origin of fleet-footed

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby fleet-footed

fleet, fleet admiral, Fleet Air Arm, fleet ballistic missile submarine, fleet chief petty officer, fleet-footed, fleeting, fleet rate, Fleet Street, Fleetwood, Flegel's disease

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Example sentences from the Web for fleet-footed

The running machines are a gloomy chorus of heavy-footed stomping.
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But it takes more than just pilots to operate the drone fleet.
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There, so taken, caught in the act, flat-footed, we are obliged to make our stand.
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The player starts out with a fleet of three or four ships (depending on the machine), which he operates one at a time.
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The company also converts the gas into a liquid fuel that can run vehicles in its fleet.
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It was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
The commander of this fleet was an Englishman, according to the agreement between them.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The Dutch fleet attacked Burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The fleet of the enemy left the place where they last halted, and came in sight day before yesterday in the morning.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Don't you mind, Ike, it come the same day and on the wery same stage as the news of the sinkin' of the Spaynish fleet?
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

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