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fleet

/ˈfliːt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Fleet means: disappear gradually.

Synonyms for fleet11

verb, as in disappear gradually

evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, pass

verb, as in move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

flit, flutter, dart

adjective, as in moving very fast

swift, fast

also used for fleet

nimble

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What does fleet mean?7

verb

1

disappear gradually“The pain eventually passed off”

2

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart“The hummingbird flitted among the branches”

adjective

1

moving very fast“fleet of foot”

noun

1

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

2

group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

3

a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

4

a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fleet?36

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All 36 rhymes for fleet, grouped by syllable

Fleet in a sentence

  • It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.blay_paul
  • Our combined fleet broke through the enemy's defense zone.Dejo
  • Darius organized a fleet of five hundred ships.RudeGuyGames
  • Algeria has the capacity to expand its fleet.Amastan
  • The Romans built a fleet of three hundred ships.CM
  • A fleet of alien communists has arrived looking for someone named Posadas.shekitten
  • A fleet of alien communists has arrived looking for somebody named Posadas.shekitten
  • The Spanish fleet was scattered by the storm.sundown

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Forms of fleet

as a noun

plural
fleets

as a verb

third-person singular
fleets
present participle
fleeting
past participle
fleeted
past tense
fleeted

as a adjective

comparative
fleeter
superlative
fleetest