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Adjective fleet has 1 sense

fleet, swift - moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"
Antonym: slow (indirect, via fast)

Noun fleet has 4 senses

fleet - group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
--₁ is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--₁ is a part of airline, airline business, airway
--₁ has member: aircraft
fleet - group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
--₂ is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--₂ is a part of bus line
--₂ has members:
cab, hack, taxi, taxicab; bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus
--₂ has particulars: motor pool
fleet - a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
--₃ is a kind of steamship company, steamship line
--₃ has member: ship
--₃ has particulars: argosy
fleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
--₄ is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--₄ is a member of navy, naval forces
--₄ has members: guided missile frigate; warship, war vessel, combat ship
--₄ has particulars: flotilla; flotilla; armada; battle fleet; wolf pack

Verb fleet has 2 senses

flit, flutter, fleet, dart - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
--₁ is one way to travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
--₂ is one way to disappear, vanish, go away
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP