Fleet
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A group of vessels or vehicles. A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc. 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. A flood; a creek or inlet, a bay or estuary, a river subject to the tide. A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble; fast. Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To float. To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advante; esp. to draw apart the blocks of a tackle. To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long. To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain. To take the cream from; to skim.
Example sentence: When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high.
Flutter
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of fluttering.A state of agitation.An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.A small bet or risky investment.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.To cause something to flap.