flotilla
Example Sentences
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The U.S. has moved new military aircraft and units into the region in recent days, which join a flotilla of 11 Navy warships and other assets in the Caribbean.
Navy flotilla in the Caribbean, which has already seized one vessel last week.
The U.S.’s most advanced aircraft carrier is in the region, along with a flotilla of warships and a force of Marines.
Armed agents have sauntered through downtown and manned a flotilla of boats on the Chicago River.
From Los Angeles Times
The country is not facing flotillas of small boats arriving from the North Sea or the Baltic.
From BBC
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