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flotilla

[floh-til-uh] / floʊˈtɪl ə /
NOUN
small fleet
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Fellow Brazilian activist Lisi Proenca said the group was applying the experience it gained from the Gaza flotilla to bring aid to Cuba.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

A flotilla from Mexico is also expected to reach Havana by the end of the week.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“We are sailing to Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people,” the organizers wrote on the official flotilla website.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

In the words of President Trump: "We have a big flotilla going in that region and we'll see what happens".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Navy destroyer and two coast guard cutters had taken up positions among the usual flotilla of yachts, sailboats, launches, dinghies, and canoes assembling near the finish line.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown