fleet : Idioms & Phrases
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battle fleet
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noun a fleet of warships prepared for battle
WordNet
Center of a fleet
- the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.
Webster 1913
count fleet
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noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943
WordNet
fleet admiral
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noun an admiral of the highest rank
five-star admiral.
WordNet
fleet ballistic missile submarine
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noun a submarine carrying ballistic missiles
WordNet
Fleet captain
- the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet, when a captain.
Webster 1913
Fleet parson
- a clergyman of low character, in, or in the vicinity of, the Fleet prison, who was ready to unite persons in marriage (called Fleet marriage) at any hour, without public notice, witnesses, or consent of parents.
Webster 1913
fleet street
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noun a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
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noun British journalism
WordNet
fleet-foot
Fleet"-foot` adjective
Definitions
Swift of foot. Shak.
Webster 1913
Mosquito fleet
- a fleet of small vessels.
