flotilla

flo·til·la

F0198300 (flō-tĭl′ə)n.1. a. A small fleet.b. A fleet of small craft.2. A naval unit consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships.3. Informal A group of vehicles owned or operated as a unit: a flotilla of limousines.

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[Spanish, diminutive of flota, fleet, from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

flotilla

(fləˈtɪlə) n (Nautical Terms) a small fleet or a fleet of small vessels[C18: from Spanish flota fleet, from French flotte, ultimately from Old Norse floti]

flo•til•la

(floʊˈtɪl ə)

n. 1. a group of small naval vessels, esp. a naval unit containing two or more squadrons. 2. a group moving together. [1705–15; < Sp, diminutive of flota fleet < French flotte < Germanic; see float]

Flotilla

 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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flotilla - a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warshipsfleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
	2.	flotilla - a fleet of small craftfleet - a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

Translations

小舰队

flotilla

(fləˈtilə) noun a fleet of small ships. A flotilla of yachts. 小船隊(尤指小艦隊) 小舰队