flotilla

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /floʊˈtɪlə/

Noun

flotilla (plural flotillas)

1. (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.

Translations

• French: flottille
• German: Flottille
• Italian: flottiglia
• Portuguese: flotilha
• Russian: флоти́лия
• Spanish: flotilla

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