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Definition fleet in British English

fleet noun

[countable] noun
/fliːt/
1

a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains, especially when they are owned by one organization or person

Example

the company's fleet of vehicles

Example

Survivors were taken to hospital in a fleet of ambulances.

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2

a group of ships, or all the ships in a nation's navy

Example

the French/US/Greek fleet

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3

all the boats used for fishing from one port, area, or country, or for a particular type of fish

Example

the whaling fleet

Example

Spain has Europe's largest fishing fleet.

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Definition fleet in British English