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Definitions for Fleetness
[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 Fleetness
fleethustle, hastiness, celerity, nimbleness, expedition, rush, quickness, speediness, hurry, speed, swiftness, rapidity, fastness, hustling
Words nearby Fleetness
fleetfleecie, fleecy, fleein', fleek, fleer, fleet, fleet admiral, fleet air arm, fleet ballistic missile submarine, fleet chief petty officer, fleet rate
Origin of Fleetness
2before 900; Middle English fleten to be fleet, Old English flēotan to float; see float
Other words from Fleetness
fleet·ly , adverb
fleet·ness , noun
Word origin for Fleetness
Old English flēot flowing water; see fleet 1
Synonyms for Fleetness
celerity, expedition, expeditiousness, fastness, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, hustle, nimbleness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rush, speed, speediness, swiftness, hustling