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Fleetly
see synonyms of fleetlyAdverb
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Fleetly
see synonyms of fleetlynoun
1.
a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
2.
all the warships of a nation
3.
a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership
adjective
1.
rapid in movement; swift
2. poetic
fleeting; transient
verb
3. (intransitive)
to move rapidly
4. (intransitive) archaic
to fade away smoothly; glide
5. (transitive) nautical
a.
to change the position of (a hawser)
b.
to pass (a messenger or lead) to a hawser from a winch for hauling in
c.
to spread apart (the blocks of a tackle)
6. (intransitive) obsolete
to float or swim
7. (transitive) obsolete
to cause (time) to pass rapidly
noun
mainly Southeast England
a small coastal inlet; creek
noun
the Fleet
1.
a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer
2. Also called: Fleet Prison
(formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
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Fleetly
see synonyms of fleetly noun
1.
a.
a number of warships under one command, usually in a definite area of operation
b.
the entire naval force of a country; navy
2.
any group of ships, trucks, buses, airplanes, etc. acting together or under one control
verb intransitive
1. Obsolete
to float; swim
2.
to move swiftly; flit; fly
3. Archaic
to pass away swiftly; disappear
verb transitive
4. Rare
to pass away (time)
5. Nautical
to change the position of (a rope, pulley block, etc.)
adjective
6.
swift; rapid
7. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
evanescent
noun British, Dialectal
a small inlet; creek
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Fleetly
see synonyms of fleetlyadj. fleet·er, fleet·est
1. Moving swiftly and nimbly. See Synonyms at fast1.
2. Fleeting; evanescent.
v. fleet·ed, fleet·ing, fleets
v.intr.
1. To move or pass swiftly: The summer days fleeted by.
2. To fade; vanish: beauty that is fleeting away.
3. Obsolete To flow.
4. Obsolete To drift.
v.tr.
1. To cause (time) to pass quickly.
2. Nautical To alter the position of (tackle or rope, for example).
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