1
: a number of warships under a single command
specifically
: an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officer
2
: group sense 2a
especially
: a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified control
fleeted; fleeting; fleets
2
[fleet entry 2]
: to fly swiftly
clouds fleeting across the sky
3
obsolete
: drift
: to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly
many young gentlemen … fleet the time carelessly—William Shakespeare
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