flotilla
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish flotilla, diminutive of flota (“fleet”), from French flotte.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: flo‧til‧la
Noun[edit]
flotilla (plural flotillas)
- (nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 102:
- Toward the horizon a flotilla of fishing-boats showed immutable, pink-lacquered by the evening sun.
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 102:
Translations[edit]
small fleet
