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| fleet [ fleet ] (plural fleets) |
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1. group of naval ships: a number of warships functioning as a single unit under one command, or all the ships of a nation's navy
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2. vehicles or craft under single ownership: a number of road vehicles, boats, or aircraft owned, working, or managed as a unit, usually by a commercial enterprise
  The company has a large fleet of service vehicles.
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| [ Old English flēot "ships" < flēotan "to float, swim" < Germanic] |
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