English dictionary
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English adjective: fleet | |||
| 1. | fleet moving very fast | ||
| Samples | Fleet of foot. The fleet scurrying of squirrels. A swift current. Swift flight of an arrow. A swift runner. | ||
| Synonyms | swift | ||
| Similar | fast | ||
| Antonyms | slow | ||
English noun: fleet | |||
| 1. | fleet (group) group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| Part meronym | airline, airline business, airway | ||
| Member holonym | aircraft | ||
| 2. | fleet (group) group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | motor pool | ||
| Part meronym | bus line | ||
| Member holonym | autobus, bus, cab, charabanc, coach, double-decker, hack, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle, taxi, taxicab | ||
| 3. | fleet (group) a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | steamship company, steamship line | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | argosy | ||
| Member holonym | ship | ||
| 4. | fleet (group) a group of warships organized as a tactical unit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | armada, battle fleet, flotilla, flotilla, wolf pack | ||
| Member holonym | combat ship, guided missile frigate, war vessel, warship | ||
| Member meronym | naval forces, navy | ||
English verb: fleet | |||
| 1. | fleet (motion) move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | ||
| Samples | The hummingbird flitted among the branches. | ||
| Synonyms | dart, flit, flutter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | butterfly | ||
| 2. | fleet (change) disappear gradually | ||
| Samples | The pain eventually passed off. | ||
| Synonyms | blow over, evanesce, fade, pass, pass off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disappear, go away, vanish | ||
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