Basic Details
Word: Fleet
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: A group of ships, aircraft, buses or cars that work together or belong to one owner, such as a navy or a taxi company.
Synonyms: navy, flotilla, armada
How to Spell Fleet
Syllables: fleet
Tricky part: The long ee sound is spelt with a double e, not ea. It rhymes with sheet and street.
Watch out for: fleat, flete, fliet
Memory tip: The two e's in fleet sail side by side, like two ships in a convoy.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The delivery company has a fleet of electric scooters in Bengaluru.
Example 2: A fleet of buses took the students to the science fair.
Example 3: The navy's fleet was lit up for the festival at the harbour.
Fun Fact
Fleet is also an old adjective meaning fast, so a quick runner can be described as fleet-footed.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word:
1. seige 2. leopord 3. forein 4. fleet
a) a large wild cat with dark spots
b) a group of ships or vehicles that work together
c) an army surrounding a town to force it to give in
d) from another country
Show answer
b) a group of ships or vehicles that work together. Foreign hides a silent g, siege puts i before e, and leopard ends in -ard. Only fleet stands as written.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of 'fleet' as it is used in the sentence:
The admiral inspected the fleet anchored off the coast of Visakhapatnam.
a) flotilla
b) harbour
c) lighthouse
d) crew
Show answer
a) flotilla. A flotilla is a group of ships, which is what fleet means here.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
A fleat of fishing boats left the harbour at Kochi before dawn and returned at noon with crates of sardines and mackerel for the market.
a) fleat
b) sardines
c) mackerel
d) harbour
Show answer
a) fleat. Fleet rhymes with sheet and is spelt the same way, with ee.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which group could be called a fleet?
a) a pile of old tyres in a shed
b) forty taxis owned by one company
c) one bicycle parked by the gate
d) a single car waiting at a signal
Show answer
b) forty taxis owned by one company
2. A navy's fleet is made up mainly of ____.
a) maps
b) ships
c) soldiers
d) uniforms
Show answer
b) ships
