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Meaning of "the Fleet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE FLEET

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WHAT DOES THE FLEET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

The Fleet

The Fleet may refer to: ▪ A nickname for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, or for any country's naval fleet. ▪ Fleet Prison, London ▪ The River Fleet, the largest of London's subterranean rivers. ▪ The Fleet Lagoon at Chesil Beach, Dorset ▪ A nickname for Ebbsfleet United F.C., formerly Gravesend & Northfleet F.C., an English football team ▪ The Fleet Marine Force ▪ The Fleet series of shared universe science fiction anthologies edited by David Drake and Bill Fawcett ▪ The Fleet, Dodgeball Team...

Definition of the Fleet in the English dictionary

The definition of the Fleet in the dictionary is a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer. Other definition of the Fleet is Also called: Fleet Prison. a London prison, esp used for holding debtors.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE FLEET

the Fens
the few
the Fiend
the Fifteen
the filth
the first thing
the Fishes
the five Ks
the Five Towns
the flag
the flat
the Flemish
the flicker
the flicks
the Flood
the flop
the flu
the Forbidden City
the force
the Forces

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE FLEET

admiral of the fleet
Benfleet
court-leet
First Fleet
fishing fleet
fleet
gleet
leet
merchant fleet
sleet
vent gleet

Synonyms and antonyms of the Fleet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Fleet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE FLEET

Find out the translation of the Fleet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Fleet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Fleet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舰队
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la Flota
570 millions of speakers

English

the Fleet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेड़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسطول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Frota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্লিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la flotte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Armada
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Flotte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フリート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

함대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Armada
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hạm đội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடற்படை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Filo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la flotta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Flota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Flota
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το Fleet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die vloot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flottan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fleet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Fleet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE FLEET»

The term «the Fleet» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of the Fleet
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE FLEET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the Fleet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the Fleet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Fleet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE FLEET»

Discover the use of the Fleet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Fleet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Lost Fleet: Fearless
Captain John "Black Jack" Geary tries a desperate gamble to lead the Alliance Fleet home-through enemy-occupied space-only to lose half the Fleet to an unexpected mutiny.
Jack Campbell, 2007
2
To Train The Fleet For War: The U.S. Navy Fleet Problems, ...
Product Description: To Train the Fleet for War: The U.S. Navy Fleet Problems, 1923–1940, by Professor Albert A. Nofi, examines in detail, making extensive use of the Naval War College archives, each of the U.S. Navy’s twenty-one ...
Albert A. Nofi, 2010
3
Financing the Athenian Fleet: Public Taxation and Social ...
"This is a marvelous book: an original, well-researched, and compelling treatment of the financial organization of the Athenian navy, from which Gabrielsen expands our understanding of the functioning of Athens' democratic government. ...
Vincent Gabrielsen, 2010
4
The Fleet of Stars
In a future when Earth's residents are dependent on technology and ruled by machine intelligence, Anson Guthrie must embark on a journey to save the last freedoms known to humankind
Poul Anderson, 1998
5
A Life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham: A ...
"This biography will be essential reading for all students of Second World War naval history and for practising professionals in the field, as well as being of much interest to general readers of military history."--BOOK JACKET.
Michael A. Simpson, 2004
6
Physician to the Fleet: The Life and Times of Thomas ...
Details Thomas Trotter's important contributions, as a naval surgeon and after, to the eradication of scurvy and typhus, to the study of addiction, and to improved health and safety in mines.
Brian Vale, Griffith Edwards, 2011
7
The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier: Dreadnaught
The Alliance woke Captain John “Black Jack” Geary from cryogenic sleep to take command of the fleet in the century-long conflict against the Syndicate Worlds.
Jack Campbell, 2011
8
Resurrection: Salvaging the Battle Fleet at Pearl Harbor
His book is based almost entirely on primary sources, including the records of the fleet salvage unit and the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard."--BOOK JACKET.
Daniel Madsen, 2003
9
Fishing Fleet Profiling Methodology
A fishing fleet profile aims to assist in understanding the complexity and structure of fisheries from a technical and socio-economic point of view, or from the point of view of fishing strategies.
Jocelyne Ferraris, 2002
10
The Fleet That Had to Die
This is the story of the Russian fleet's seven-month 18,000-mile odyssey from Kronstadt to the Far East, a venture which began in 1904 and turned into a mission of heroic futility after the fall of Port Arthur and, with it, the entire ...
Richard Alexander Hough, 2004

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE FLEET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Fleet is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chinese State Media to Pacific Fleet: We Won't Be Pushed …
On July 18, the website of the U.S. Pacific Fleet posted an image (above) showing Scott Swift, the fleet's new commander, onboard a U.S. P-8A Poseidon spy ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
2
Volvo Ocean Race – Major upset as fleet heads for Lisbon
And the points certainly count, when the fleet left Newport, Abu Dhabi was leading with just 11 points, while Dongfeng had 17. It's quite possible that as many as ... «Sail World, May 15»
3
Welcome to the Fleet
Fleet Week events include daily tours of the visiting ships at Pier 92 in Manhattan and USS The Sullivans pier in Staten Island, plus tours of the Intrepid, as well ... «New York Post, May 15»
4
A Hong Kong Tycoon Just Placed The Largest Order In Rolls-Royce …
Valued at $20 million by the Financial Times, the fleet will be owned by Hung's upcoming Louis XIII Hotel and Casino in Macau, where it will shuttle wealthy ... «Business Insider, Sep 14»
5
Two Holland America ships to leave fleet
Two of Holland America's 15 ships will leave the fleet in 2015. Holland America parent company Carnival Corp. late Monday announced that the line's ... «USA TODAY, May 14»
6
Delta Air Lines retires last of its DC-9 fleet
The American carrier Delta Air Lines is retiring the last of its DC-9s, the oldest passenger plane in the fleet of the big US airlines. Delta operated the final ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»

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