flotilla
[ floh-til-uh ]
/ floʊˈtɪl ə /
noun
a group of small naval vessels, especially a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.
a group moving together: The governor was followed by a whole flotilla of reporters.
Nearby words
- flotation bags,
- flotation method,
- flotation tank,
- flote grass,
- flotel,
- flotow,
- flotow, friedrich von,
- flotsam,
- flotsam and jetsam,
- flotus
Origin of flotilla
1705–15; < Spanish, diminutive of flota fleet < French flotte < Old English flota
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flotilla
/ (fləˈtɪlə) /
noun
a small fleet or a fleet of small vessels
Word Origin for flotilla
C18: from Spanish flota fleet, from French flotte, ultimately from Old Norse floti
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flotilla
1711, "a small fleet," from Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota "float," from flotar "to float," of Germanic origin (see float (v.)).
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