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  • 21Fleet — Fleet, ein schiffbarer Graben oder Kanal, der, von einem Schiffahrtsweg abzweigend, nach Fabriken, Lagerhäusern etc. führt; auch kleine Gräben innerhalb der Deiche, in Hamburg die Wasserstraßen zwischen Alster und Elbe …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 22Fleet — Fleet, Hauptabzugskanal von Binnenwasser …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 23fleet — index expeditious, rapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24Fleet — Fleet,das:⇨Kanal(1) …

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  • 25Fleet — Fleet, das; [e]s, e (Kanal in Küstenstädten, besonders in Hamburg) …

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  • 26fleet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ entire ▪ The entire fleet was sunk. ▪ great, huge, large ▪ a large fleet of warships …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 27fleet — 01. He made a fortune by establishing a [fleet] of Cadillac taxis here in town. 02. The submarine was silently following a [fleet] of enemy destroyers. 03. Our city s [fleet] of buses is sitting idle today due to a strike by maintenance workers.… …

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  • 28fleet´ly — fleet1 «fleet», noun. 1. a) a group of warships, naval aircraft, personnel, and bases under one command: »The sixth fleet is based in San Francisco. b) a group of warships engaged in a single mission. c) the entire navy of a nation or allied… …

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  • 29fleet — 1. n. 1 a a number of warships under one commander in chief. b (prec. by the) all the warships and merchant ships of a nation. 2 a number of ships, aircraft, buses, lorries, taxis, etc. operating together or owned by one proprietor. Phrases and… …

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  • 30fleet — fleet1 /fleet/, n. 1. the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes. 2. the largest organization of warships under the command of a single officer. 3. a number of naval vessels or vessels carrying armed crew… …

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