Fleet

Fleet
Fleet Fleet, v. t. 1. To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy. [1913 Webster]

Many young gentlemen flock to him, and fleet the time carelessly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. (Naut.) (a) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle. --Totten. (b) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain. [1913 Webster]

4. (Naut.) To move or change in position; used only in special phrases; as, of fleet aft the crew.

We got the long ``stick'' . . . down and ``fleeted'' aft, where it was secured. --F. T. Bullen. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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