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
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