Definitions
1.nounA group of vessels or vehicles.
2.nounAny group of associated items.
3.nounA large, coordinated group of people.
4.nounA number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
5.noun(British Royal Navy) Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
6.nounAn arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
7.nounA location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
8.verbTo float.
9.verbTo pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of."a ship that fleets the gulf"
10.verbTo hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
11.verbTo flee, to escape, to speed away.
12.verbTo evanesce, disappear, die out.
13.verbTo move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
14.verb(of people) To move or change in position.
15.verbTo shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
16.verbTo cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
17.verbTo take the cream from; to skim.
18.nounFloor; bottom; lower surface.
19.nounA house; home.