fleets

noungroup of ships

Synonyms for fleets

noun group of ships

Word Origin & History

Old English fleot "ship, raft, floating vessel," from fleotan "to float" (see fleet (v.)). Sense of "naval force" is pre-1200. The Old English word also meant "creek, inlet, flow of water," especially one into the Thames near Ludgate Hill, which lent its name to Fleet Street (home of newspaper and magazine houses, standing for "the English press" since 1882), Fleet prison, etc.

Example Sentences for fleets

I left the two fleets manoeuvring for the wind, in the last chapter.

These vessels were always within call of the fleets they served.

Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?

The fleets met in a battle for the control of the lake on September 11.

The two fleets met in battle off Sandusky on September 10, 1813.

Then shall I follow the Ilian fleets and the uttermost bidding of the Teucrians?

He sought for the Christian fleets, but could not induce them to offer battle.

I have served in their fleets for many years, and have gained their trust.

But time pressed, and the two fleets were closing so fast as to induce other thoughts.

It did not require many minutes to raise the curtain on the two fleets.