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fleets

/fliːts/

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A group of vessels or vehicles.

Examples :

"The delivery company operates fleets of trucks across the country to ensure packages arrive on time. "

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Any group of associated items.

Examples :

"The restaurant manager keeps careful track of their fleets of delivery cars to ensure timely service. "

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A large, coordinated group of people.

Examples :

"The company sent out fleets of volunteers to clean up the park after the festival. "

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A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.

Examples :

"During the naval exercise, several fleets of warships sailed across the ocean, demonstrating their power. "

nautical military vehicle war ocean sailing

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(British Royal Navy) Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.

Examples :

"The admiral commanded a fleet of five large warships and several smaller support vessels. "

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An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.

Examples :

"Sentence: "During low tide, you can walk across the sand and explore the small fleets near the beach, but be careful not to get trapped when the tide comes back in." "

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A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.

Examples :

"The tugboat carefully guided the barges to the fleets along the Mississippi River for overnight mooring. "

nautical place vehicle

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verb

Examples :

"The toy boat fleets gently on the water in the bathtub. "

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verb

To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.

Examples :

"a ship that fleets the gulf"

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verb

To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.

Examples :

"Laughter fleets the hours when we're with good friends. "

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To flee, to escape, to speed away.

Examples :

"The cat fleets under the bed when the vacuum cleaner turns on. "

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To evanesce, disappear, die out.

Examples :

"The memory of that summer day quickly fleets away as I get older, leaving only a faint feeling of warmth. "

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To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.

Examples :

""To lift the heavy box higher, Ben fleets the rope on the pulley system, pulling the blocks further apart to gain more leverage." "

nautical sailing technical

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(of people) To move or change in position.

Examples :

"The crowd fleets from the concert hall after the show. "

position action

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To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.

Examples :

"Because the rigging stretched over time, the sailor had to fleets the dead-eyes on the shrouds to keep the mast properly supported. "

nautical sailing technical

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To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.

Examples :

"The sailors fleets the anchor chain on the windlass to get a better grip and raise the heavy anchor. "

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To take the cream from; to skim.

Examples :

"She fleets the milk each morning to make sure her coffee is extra creamy. "

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Floor; bottom; lower surface.

Examples :

"The fleets of dust bunnies gathered under the bed. "

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noun

Examples :

"Given the unusual and likely archaic definition of "fleets" as "a house; home," here's a simple, clear sentence: "After a long day of travel, we were happy to return to our fleets and relax." "

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