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Definitions for Fleetly

[1] swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
[2] to move swiftly; fly.
[3] Nautical . to change position; shift.
[4] Archaic . to glide along like a stream. to fade; vanish.
[5] Obsolete . to float; drift; swim.
[6] to cause (time) to pass lightly or swiftly.
[7] Nautical . to move or change the position of. to separate the blocks of (a tackle). to lay (a rope) along a deck.
[8] a number of warships organized as a tactical unit
[9] all the warships of a nation
[10] a number of aircraft, ships, buses, etc, operating together or under the same ownership
[11] rapid in movement; swift
[12] poetic fleeting; transient
[13] (intr) to move rapidly
[14] (intr) archaic to fade away smoothly; glide
[15] (tr) nautical to change the position of (a hawser) to pass (a messenger or lead) to a hawser from a winch for hauling in to spread apart (the blocks of a tackle)
[16] (intr) obsolete to float or swim
[17] (tr) obsolete to cause (time) to pass rapidly
[18] mainly Southeast English a small coastal inlet; creek
[19] a stream that formerly ran into the Thames between Ludgate Hill and Fleet Street and is now a covered sewer
[20] Also called: Fleet Prison (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors

Words related to Fleetly

fleetrapidly, swiftly, speedily, quickly, directly, hastily, instantly, expeditiously, instantaneously, immediately, promptly, hurriedly, early, shortly, soon, quick, swift, pronto, apace, chop-chop

Words nearby Fleetly

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Origin of Fleetly

2before 900; Middle English fleten to be fleet, Old English flēotan to float; see float

Other words from Fleetly

fleet·ly , adverb
fleet·ness , noun

Word origin for Fleetly

Old English flēot flowing water; see fleet 1

Synonyms for Fleetly

chop chop, chop-chop, double-time, expeditiously, fast, flat-out, full tilt, hastily, hurried, hurriedly, in a flash, in double time, in haste, in high gear, lickety-split, like a shot, like greased lightning, like wildfire, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, rapidly, snappily, speedily, swift, swiftly