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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