flotilla
Example Sentences
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The U.S.’s most advanced aircraft carrier is in the region, along with a flotilla of warships and a force of Marines.
The ship, the Mavi Marmara, was part of a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza when Israeli naval commandos rappelled onto its deck and killed nine activists after being met with violent resistance.
From New York Times
Greece sent its own warships to shadow the Turkish flotilla.
From Seattle Times
It is almost silent as our flotilla meanders westward to the Yampa River’s confluence with the Green River.
From Washington Post
"I missed it, and I think everybody missed it," said Chas, 42, as she watched the rainbow flotilla complete with celebrants dancing in feathers, glitter and leather pass under a bridge.
From Reuters
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