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flotilla
flotilla, from the Spanish diminutive of flota, a fleet, flotilla, a little fleet, a name especially connected in navies with a group of destroyers, submarines, or other small warships below the size of a cruiser. It was occasionally used in naval circles as a collective noun for all small surface craft. However, the more general meaning was restricted to the ships which made up one group under the command of a captain, the individual ships in a flotilla being commanded by lieutenant commanders or lieutenants.
In the Royal Navy the word has today almost completely died out, having been replaced by squadron. |
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"flotilla." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flotilla." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-flotilla.html "flotilla." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-flotilla.html |
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"Flotilla." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Flotilla." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300678.html "Flotilla." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300678.html |
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flo·til·la / flōˈtilə/ • n. a fleet of ships or boats: a flotilla of cargo boats. |
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"flotilla." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flotilla." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flotilla.html "flotilla." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-flotilla.html |
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flotilla flōˈtilə n. a fleet of ships or boats: a flotilla of cargo boats.
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"flotilla." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flotilla." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-flotilla.html "flotilla." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-flotilla.html |
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flotilla XVIII. — Sp., dim. of flota fleet, rel. to FLOAT.
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T. F. HOAD. "flotilla." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "flotilla." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-flotilla.html T. F. HOAD. "flotilla." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-flotilla.html |
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flotilla
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•fabler • Daimler • blackmailer
•abseiler • wassailer • boardsailor
•wholesaler
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•enfant terrible
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•kiblah • fiddler
•kindler, swindler
•sniffler • sigla • stickler
•sprinkler, twinkler, winkler
•Himmler, Simla
•crippler
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•similar, verisimilar
•propyla • caterpillar • canceller
•councillor (US councilor), counsellor (US counselor)
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"flotilla." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "flotilla." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-flotilla.html "flotilla." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-flotilla.html |
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