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FLOTILLA
flotilla
(noun) a fleet of small craft
flotilla
(noun) a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flotilla (plural flotillas)
(nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
Source: Wiktionary
Flo*til"la, n. Etym: [Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet; akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L. fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See Fluctuate, and cf. Float, n.]
Definition: A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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