In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
FLOTILLAS
Noun
flotillas
plural of flotilla
Source: Wiktionary
FLOTILLA
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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