FLEETS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

moving very fast

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

Part of speech: Noun

a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

Part of speech: Noun

a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

Part of speech: Noun

group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

Part of speech: Noun

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

Part of speech: Verb

move along rapidly and lightly

Example: skim or dart; The hummingbird flitted among the branches

Part of speech: Verb

disappear gradually

Example: The pain eventually passed off

Blow over, Fleet, Evanesce, Pass off, Pass