1. noun /fliːt/
a) A group of vessels or vehicles.
b) A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
2. verb /fliːt/
a) To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of
[Antony] "Our severd navy too,Have knit again, and fleet, threatning most sea-like." Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra<! lines 174-175
b) To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy
a ship that fleets the gulf
3. adjective /fliːt/
a) Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble; fast.
...it was not till the afternoon that they came out on the high-road, their first high-road; and there disaster, fleet and unforeseen, sprang out on themdisaster momentous indeed to their expedition...
b) Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
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