fleet

Words with a similar base: fleet

'fleet'

[fleet.n.01] as in: group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

'fleet'

[fleet.n.02] as in: group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

'fleet'

[fleet.n.03] as in: a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

'fleet'

[fleet.n.04] as in: a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

'fleet'

[flit.v.01] as in: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Examples:
The hummingbird flitted among the branches

'fleet'

[evanesce.v.01] as in: disappear gradually

Examples:
The pain eventually passed off

'fleet'

[fleet.s.01] as in: moving very fast

Examples:
fleet of foot
the fleet scurrying of squirrels
a swift current
swift flight of an arrow
a swift runner

Origins

					fleet (English)
├── flet (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── flet (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── fleten (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── fleotan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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