fleet

Universal Words noun, adjective noun 1 [C] a group of military ships commanded by the same person: a fleet of destroyers * Nelson destroyed the Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. 2 [C] a group of ships fishing together: a fishing / whaling fleet 3 (the fleet) [sing.] all the military ships of a particular country: a reduction in the size of the British fleet 4 [C] ~ (of sth) a group of planes, buses, taxis, etc. travelling together or owned by the same organization: the company's new fleet of vans adjective (literary) able to run fast: fleet of foot * fleet-footed