fleet

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[ fleet ]
/ flit /
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adjective, fleet·er, fleet·est.

swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
Nautical.
  1. to move or change the position of.
  2. to separate the blocks of (a tackle).
  3. to lay (a rope) along a deck.

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Origin of fleet

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before 900; Middle English fleten to be fleet, Old English flēotan to float; see float

OTHER WORDS FROM fleet

fleet·ly, adverbfleet·ness, noun

Words nearby fleet

fleecie, fleecy, fleein', fleek, fleer, fleet, fleet admiral, fleet air arm, fleet ballistic missile submarine, fleet chief petty officer, fleet rate
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Words related to fleetly

rapidly, swiftly, speedily, quickly, directly, hastily, instantly, expeditiously, instantaneously, immediately, promptly, hurriedly, early, shortly, soon, quick, swift, pronto, apace, chop-chop

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British Dictionary definitions for fleetly (1 of 4)

fleet1
/ (fliːt) /

noun

a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
all the warships of a nation
a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership

Word Origin for fleet

Old English flēot ship, flowing water, from flēotan to float

British Dictionary definitions for fleetly (2 of 4)

fleet2
/ (fliːt) /

adjective

rapid in movement; swift
poetic fleeting; transient

verb

Derived forms of fleet

fleetly, adverbfleetness, noun

Word Origin for fleet

probably Old English flēotan to float, glide rapidly; related to Old High German fliozzan to flow, Latin pluere to rain

British Dictionary definitions for fleetly (3 of 4)

fleet3
/ (fliːt) /

noun

mainly Southeast English a small coastal inlet; creek

Word Origin for fleet

Old English flēot flowing water; see fleet 1

British Dictionary definitions for fleetly (4 of 4)

Fleet
/ (fliːt) /

noun the Fleet

a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer
Also called: Fleet Prison (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
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