Flotilla
[flə'tɪlə] or [flo'tɪlə]
Definition
(noun.) a fleet of small craft.
(noun.) a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships.
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Definition
(n.) A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.
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Definition
n. a fleet of small ships.
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Examples
- The little flotilla was drifting into the light, a company of white specks in the distance. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The Tyrians used fire-ships against this flotilla, and made sorties from their two harbours. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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