flotilla
oxford
views updated Jun 27 2018flo·til·la / flōˈtilə/ •
n. a fleet of ships or boats: a flotilla of cargo boats.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
flotilla
oxford
views updated May 18 2018flotilla XVIII. — Sp., dim. of
flota fleet, rel. to
FLOAT.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Flotilla
gale
views updated May 14 2018Flotilla
a small fleet, 1711; a fleet of small vessels. See also armada, flote.
Examples: flotilla of boats; of fishing boats, 1826; of destroyers; of proverbs.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
