flot
9.9
A small group of ships sailing together
- noun
- Archaic
:
flota
- The admiral commanded a small flot of ships.
Examples
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In the old chronicles, a flot was often sent to protect the coast.
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The enemy's flot approached the harbor at dawn.
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A flot of ships sailed together across the misty sea.
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A historic flot sailed into the harbor yesterday.
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The admiral commanded a small flot of ships.
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A flot of ships sailed together across the misty sea.
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A historic flot sailed into the harbor yesterday.
Synonyms
armada
vsflot
23
7.2
A large group of ships, often warships
is used for a small group rather than a very large fleet
flotilla
vsflot
14
7.3
A group of small boats that work together
is an older term for the same small-group idea
8
6.3
A group of navy ships sent from the fleet for a mission
is a general small fleet rather than a mission-detached unit
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flot looks like the start of flotilla and is also like fleet ('a group of ships'), so imagine a small group of ships sailing together. That's why a flot can mean a small fleet or group of ships.