Kilo Lingo

/fliːt/

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Translation

A group of ships, or a group of vehicles owned by one company.

Word origin

From Old English fleot, meaning a ship or ships afloat, from fleotan, to float.

Origin
Old English
Root
fleotan
English cognates
float

Examples

fishing harbour .

A fleet is many ships that sail and work together.

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We say a fleet of ships, planes, or vehicles.

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A business fleet is all the vehicles one company owns.

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This word is part of lesson 60.