- [countable] a group of military ships commanded by the same person
- a fleet of destroyers
- Nelson destroyed the Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1- The entire fleet was sunk.
- The ship sailed to join the fleet at Barbados.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
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- in a/the fleet
- fleet of
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- [countable] a group of ships fishing together
- a fishing/whaling fleet
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
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- command
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- the fleet[singular] all the military ships of a particular country
- a reduction in the size of the British fleet
Extra Examples- The fleet was mobilized and the country prepared for war.
- There were over 500 ships in the enemy fleet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
- great
- huge
- …
- operate
- command
- send
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- in a/the fleet
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- [countable] fleet (of something) a group of planes, buses, taxis, etc. travelling together or owned by the same organization
- the company’s new fleet of vans
- a fleet car/vehicle
Extra Examples- a fleet of taxis
- the company car fleet
- The airline is doubling the size of its fleet.
- There were plans to modernize the tram and bus fleet.
- The injured were taken to hospital in a fleet of ambulances.
- A fleet of army trucks had surrounded the barn.
- Their entire fleet of aircraft were destroyed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
- great
- huge
- …
- operate
- command
- send
- …
- in a/the fleet
- fleet of
Word Originnoun Old English flēot ‘ship, shipping’, from flēotan ‘float, swim’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlieten and German fliessen, also to flit and float.
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