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



RESET




Word of the Day

27 February 2025

SUMMIT

(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

coffee icon