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feminine

/flɔt/

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Translation

fleet; water, rain (colloquial)

Word origin

From Old Norse floti ('fleet, raft'), brought into French by the Normans and reinforced by flotter ('to float').

Origin: Old Norse
Root: floti
English cognates: fleet, float

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralflottes

Examples

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The fleet sailed at daybreak.

The two fleets left the harbour together.

A very young admiral commands the northern fleet.

It has been chucking it down since this morning.

The fishing fleets come back in before dark.

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This word is part of lesson 49.