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Added 9 October 2026

fleet

/ˈfliːt/ noun

In Latin: classis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fleet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership.
Group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership.
A group of steamships operating together under the same ownership.

verb

Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart.
The hummingbird flitted among the branches
Disappear gradually.
The pain eventually passed off

adjective

Moving very fast.
fleet of foot

Origin

From Middle English flete, flet (“fleet”), from Old English flēot (“ship”), likely related to Proto-West Germanic *flotōn, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”).

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