fleet
noun
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
fleeted
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past participleof fleet.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fleet.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fleetnounthe largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
Example Sentences
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Another day of hiding and a night of journey had fleeted by.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
So they fleeted the too-short time in the sparkling blue and white world, drinking the air like celestial wine.
From The Invader A Novel by Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa) Woods
The dodo will be seen no more; the race has fleeted away.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
There his cares were dissipated, and the troubles of life, real or imaginary, on light pinions fleeted away.
From Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact by Amelia Stratton Comfield
Still the hounds fleeted on, and I never took my eye off them, but urged my horse in their wake, taking every turn they did, and swerving from nothing.
From Kate Coventry An Autobiography by G. J. Whyte-Melville
